Can A Curling Iron Burn Down Your House?

If you ever wondered about whether a curling iron could burn down your house . . . you might think twice after reading the forensic file link below. In the following article found on the Electric Forensic website, it is reported that most curling irons range in temperatures between 300° and 450° Fahrenheit. With higher temperature devices, you may be risking more than a burn mark on your counter top. One curling iron studied (the Belson & Gold 'n Hot) reached a temperature of nearly 600° F.

Do you know how hot your styling tools get when they are set on maximum heat? Do you know whether your styling tools have been tested to ensure that they actually heat to the settings indicated on your product data sheet or even if they were, could they malfunction?

To be on the safe side, always lay a heat-protective pad beneath your styling tool, if not to avoid burning your house down, but to eliminate the potential of creating permanent burn marks on your counter tops.

Not all styling tools are created equal, some styling tools have automatic shut-offs when not moved from a resting position in x-amount of time. Even with this feature, are you certain you would trust a shut-off switch? By using the Style 'n Wrap"™ beneath your styling tool, you are given a reminder that your styling tools can cause damage. As a result of this reminder, you may be more inclined to unplug your styling tools and put them away when you're finished curling or straigthen your hair.

Be safe, not sorry.


http://www.electrical-forensics.com/CurlingIrons/CurlingIrons.html

Here another story:

Curling Iron May have caused St. Agatha fire (07-10-08)
$275,000 damage
http://news.therecord.com/News/article/380818

Curling Iron causes fire at South Toledo aparments (11-21-08)
$15,000 damage
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081121/NEWS16/811210329/-1/NEWS

Curling Iron to blame for Blaze (04-24-06)http://www.gallupindependent.com/2006/apr/042206crime.html

Schenectady Crew say Curling Iron May have caused Tuesdays Fire (01-16-08)

http://www.wten.com/Global/story.asp?S=7687812

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