
Re: Sunbeam heating pad
Posted by Jennifer Anthony on 4/29/08
Hit the wrong button on previous response. Last night before getting into bed I turned on my heating pad and the cord shorted where it connects to the controller. With a blue flash it burned my fingers and sent up a cloud of smoke. The cord has always been stiff and this incident severed the cord from the controller. This could have been a much more severe problem had it occurred with the unit in the bed with us. It might have started a bed fire or caused more severe injuries. I received blistering burns on my fingers and palm. The materials used in this Chinese product seem to be below acceptable standards for a device that can cause such injuries. Is there some recourse?
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