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Last night about 3 or 4 am I was awakened rather abruptly. The little space heater I keep in my bed room had caught on fire. It was shooting a foot long stream of sparks/flame and belching a pretty good cloud of smoke. Burned the heck out of the carpet in front of it, and I am pretty sure had I not been home it would have caught the house on fire.
This is a Pelonis DiscFurnace 3.
I would like to make sure this item makes it into a data base somewhere where others can be warned, and the manufacturer is held liable if and when somebody gets hurt.
I would try these people first, Consumer product safety commision http://www.cpsc.gov/ Glad no one was hurt.
__________________ 2005 F250 XLT wedgewood blue 4x4 C/C SWB,6.0L PSD, Auto.(Member of 05 STC Failure Club ) 2006 Expedition Eddie Bauer,5.4L (Wife's) NRA Life Member. TSRA Life member.
Never had to do something like that, but I would start with your Att gen office.
Glad you were home and were able to do somethin about it. I have had two losses associated to fire. Wish i couldhave done something about them.
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1996 F-250 extended cab long box five speed. Home made Tymar, 203 Stat, 60 gal in bed fuel cell, 315/75's, no muffler, ebpv welded open 3" to 3" DP, Babies. 290K, still chugging, and still smoking when cold.
UPDATED 1/1/09 Replace so far. 1 LUK flywheel+clutch, 2 thermostats, 2 set of brakes, 1 set of calipers, 5 CPS, 3 sets of tires, 2 Transfer pumps, 1 Injector modual, 1 Computer, 2 Alt, 2 sets of batteries, 1 Water pump, 6 Belts, 1 PS hose, 2 Sets ball joints, 2 set u-joints, 2 carrier bearing, 2 Speed sensors, 1 oil pres sender, 1 temp sender, 4 sets of e-break cables, 1 front fuel tank, 2 rear fuel tanks, 2 set of glow plugs, 7 Glow plug relays, Oil galley o-rings, Turbo pedistal o-rings, EBPV o-rings, 3 sets of Injector O-rings, 1 Vac-pump, 1 new carpet, 1 total paint job.Total $$$ in repairs v/s miles driven = 4.6 cents per mile. Add fuel to that it jumps to 16.5 cents per mile over the life of the truck.
And if you're daring, plug it back in for a few minutes and put the video on YouTube.
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Douglas Campbell, P.E.
1986 Isuzu P'up, 177,673.8 miles.
- Hella headlights (highly recommended)
- DOT C-2 back end (also recommended)
- R-12 air conditioner converted to R-406a. Saved ozone and money
- 4.1:1 final drive converted to 3.4:1. Quieter, better mileage but it's a good thing I live in the flat Midwest.
- 9/22/2007, age 21: Still running well when reluctantly sent away for reincarnation, due to body & frame rust.
Glad to hear everyone was ok. Terrible way to start the new year. I would look them up on the internet and send them a picture of heater and damage.
I had an electric heater once and It got the floor pretty hot around it. I drove to HD abd bought a piece of 1/4 tile backer board and placed it under the heater. I could sleep better at night knowing I had a fireroof 'floor' under the heater. Just an idea.
Best wishes for the new year.
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95 F250,XLT, 4WD, Auto Trans,bbshimmed,synthetic trans oil,4:10 gears ,Truck Trunk ,Nerf Bars ,crome Mud flaps, Aux. trans cooler, front diff. drain plug. External trans.filter, trimmed snorkel. American wheels water temp guage, front fuel tank mod,Warn Manual hubs,Putman class 4 hitch 189k mi.
It is said if you sit by the river and watch the water flow by long enough, your enemies will pass by. This I believe to be true. It is also possible to watch your loved ones pass by as well.
Wife Candi 08/14/07 missing her always
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2005 F250 XLT wedgewood blue 4x4 C/C SWB,6.0L PSD, Auto.(Member of 05 STC Failure Club 
) 2006 Expedition Eddie Bauer,5.4L (Wife's) NRA Life Member. TSRA Life member. 
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