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Re: Sunbeam heating pad
Posted by Cindy Becker on 4/05/08

    On 4/02/08, It was 3 am when I was awoken to a loud crack
    sound,and saw an orange reflection. It was not until I was making
    my bed when I observed a black/grey color starburst marking on my
    fitted sheet. I was not sure what it was, and then noted a sulfur
    like smell. At that point I noticed the cord that goes into the
    control box was severed and severly scorched. This could have
    easily caught on fire.
    On 3/31/08, Martin G Hood wrote:
    > On 11/03/05, Carol Belle wrote:
    >> On 9/14/05, Betsy Neisner wrote:
    >>> On 11/22/04, jeffrey jacobs wrote:
    >>>> I am looking for Sunbeam heating pads that have
    >>>> malfunctioned/overheated. The pads may have charred or
    >>>> caught fire. If you have had an experience with a
    >>>> malfunctioning heating pad, I would like to hear from you.
    >>>
    >>> I am a lawyer in Greenfield, Massachusetts, with a client
    >>> who was burned while using a Sunbeam heating pad. Have you
    >>> received any responses from lawyers or engineers discussing
    >>> defects in the pad or deficiencies in the UL standards
    >>> relied upon by Sunbeam for testing the pads
    >>
    >> Mine caught on fire and burned a whole the size of an orange
    >> right by the connector. It burned through a sheet touched my
    >> nightgown and burned a hole in my new couch. I also was burned
    >> when I reached in back of me to see what was so hot. I got an
    >> electrical shock My left hand fingers are blistered ring finger
    >> worst then pinkie. It was only on for an hour and it is fairly
    >> new.
    >
    > I was using my Sunbeam heating pad to warm my feet. The room was
    dark and I
    > picked up the cord and ran my hand down the cord to find the
    control and felt a
    > break in the wire and felt the copper conductor. I could have
    been electrocuted. The
    > power cord was hard and brittle and when it is bent I noticed it
    cracked. The vinyl on
    > the power cords insulation is definately poor materials.

     
     

 
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