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Step 3Don't Leave This Product Unattended
That puddle of burned plastic used to be a humidifier made by Honeywell corporation.
That particular model tended to set itself on fire when it ran out of water.
I learned from reading the manual that I wasn't supposed to leave it unattended, or near children.
I had the manual because I'd just bought the unit brand new for about $30.
After filling it with water and plugging it in I foolishly left the room.
See the chop marks on the wall?
The firemen tried to chop a hole in the wall because it was hot.
It was hot because it's the CHIMNEY FROM THE FURNACE.
If they'd chopped harder they'd have found a lot of smoke, and probably run their hoses into the hole, etc. etc.
After the plastic blob cooled and hardened I pried it off the file cabinet. On the bottom it read "Problems with this Product? Call 1-800-.....". I called the number. The woman who answered was relieved that no children had been incinerated this time.
That particular model tended to set itself on fire when it ran out of water.
I learned from reading the manual that I wasn't supposed to leave it unattended, or near children.
I had the manual because I'd just bought the unit brand new for about $30.
After filling it with water and plugging it in I foolishly left the room.
See the chop marks on the wall?
The firemen tried to chop a hole in the wall because it was hot.
It was hot because it's the CHIMNEY FROM THE FURNACE.
If they'd chopped harder they'd have found a lot of smoke, and probably run their hoses into the hole, etc. etc.
After the plastic blob cooled and hardened I pried it off the file cabinet. On the bottom it read "Problems with this Product? Call 1-800-.....". I called the number. The woman who answered was relieved that no children had been incinerated this time.
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