LNC Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 A foot long spark flew out when my 10yod was trying to plug in the fan. Our house is two years old. Do you think it was the fan or the outlet? The plug is charred and melted. Sooooo scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pageta Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 We had that happen with one of our outlets. I replaced the outlet and the lamp works just fine. My boys found the whole thing quite entertaining and talked about it for days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-FL Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 We had that happen with one of our outlets. I replaced the outlet and the lamp works just fine. My boys found the whole thing quite entertaining and talked about it for days. Oooh, Science experiment & Home Improvement in one fell swoop. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 We had that happen, only the outlet (or the plug) actually caught on fire. I am so glad that dh was there in his study because the outlet was actually set into a bookcase full of books. It could have been really bad. In our case, when we examined the cord it looked like there might have been damage on the cord first, but then again, the cord's insulation might have melted in the fire. When we examined the outlet, it was charred so it could have been a short in the outlet too. So we did not hesitate to replace both the fan/heater and the actual outlet. Better safe than sorry, I say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Yikes...Pretty scary stuff. I'm with Jean on replacing both the outlet and fan. Glad y'all are ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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