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Re: Sunbeam heating pad
Posted by Jennifer Anthony on 4/29/08
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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