Bushytails
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And this is why I make sure every building has an easily accessible fire extinguisher - and why you should too.
Relatively new heater, no signs of problems. Leave it running, go in the house a minute. Come back, open door, find wall of black smoke. The smoke was so thick that I couldn't even find the fire until I was about 3ft from it, despite foot high flames. After putting it out (in the dark, as I couldn't see a fucking thing in that smoke), I went back in with my 100W halogen spotlight to make sure it was out, and couldn't see more than 2ft - the beam just vanished.
WHAT KIND OF MOTHER FUCKING MORON MAKES A HEATER OUT OF FLAMMABLE PLASTIC?! It was even made in USA, before someone thinks of a racial slur to answer that with.
You would think something with a nice hot heating element would be made out of a material that wouldn't burn, or would at least self-extinguish... but nope! Took about half of a full fire extinguisher to put the plastic out.
Most of my other heaters are made of metal. And after this, they all will be.
Now, how do I clean the place up? Every single surface is black, and the stench is horrible. Floor, walls, ceiling, doors, workbench, rugs, fixtures, tools, lumber, etc, etc, etc... all black. Any ideas?
--Bushytails