Wetness

[Tom55]

I think you may be trying to fill it from the wrong end

[Sunglasses Ron]

Disapponting content for a potentially interesting thread.

[kazste]

Turn trip switch off, plug it in, turn plug socket on, turn trip switch on. Nothing tripped off? Should be okay to touch but try it with the outside of your hand as easy.to break the connection than of touched with inside of hand.

If you have a screw driver with a test light use this before touching.

[AndrewW-G]

Lois, your tackling the eternal ironing problem the wrong way . . . . . . . .

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ironing+service+%...fficial&client=firefox-a

[Bonnie and Clyde]

Tom55 said:

I think you may be trying to fill it from the wrong end

[Bonnie and Clyde]

bazking69 said:

Dry it out in the oven.

[FranKinFezza]

stick it on a HOT radiator over night and it "should" be fine.

[Lois]

The word "should" doesn't fill me with confidence! Surely I can't have done lasting damage as there was no electricity going through it at the time?

[HOGEPH]

Don't answer the phone while you are ironing...

[Mikey G]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Do yourself a favour and put the iron somewhere warm for the night, making sure the plug is nicely exposed to a bit of heat. Sit down and watch a few soaps and come back to it another time.

Water is a good conductor of electricity so it all may be fine at the moment but if any water in the plug happens to make a circuit inside the plug when switched on, then expect to make a phone call to someone who actually knows what they are doing with electrikery...

[SunnyD]

This thread's nowhere near as interesting as I'd hoped...

[davhill]

Plug in the iron and let it warm up

Hold the iron under the plug to dry it out

When the plug is dry, you can plug it in safely

[Condi]

Even if he does plug it in, all that will happen is that there will be a small bang and the circuit breaker will trip out. Then he might have to put a new plug on it perhaps. Where I used to work the lights cut out on a damp morning, so the trick was to hold the breaker "on" and the electric going through the circuit dried it all out so it wasnt a problem

[Arese]

WorAl said:

This thread had so much potential when I saw the title, it went swiftly downhill as each word was read.

I was spent after reading the title anyway.

[al1991]

Dissapointing thread title!

Edited by al1991 on Thursday 21st October 14:24

[ali_kat]

Condi said:

Even if he does plug it in, all that will happen is that there will be a small bang and the circuit breaker will trip out. Then he might have to put a new plug on it perhaps. Where I used to work the lights cut out on a damp morning, so the trick was to hold the breaker "on" and the electric going through the circuit dried it all out so it wasnt a problem

She

Oh Lois!

Cut plug off, fit new one.

[Lois]

I've had it out all day near the de-humidifyer so fingers crossed I wont blow the house up tonight!

[SC7]

Don't worry about it.

I use plugs every day in rain/snow/hail and I've even dropped them (accidentally) into buckets of water before now. A quick wipe and a blow and carry on.

[Arese]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

This needs another thread, perhaps in Health Matters.

[kazste]

Condi said:

Even if he does plug it in, all that will happen is that there will be a small bang and the circuit breaker will trip out. Then he might have to put a new plug on it perhaps. Where I used to work the lights cut out on a damp morning, so the trick was to hold the breaker "on" and the electric going through the circuit dried it all out so it wasnt a problem

Feck me, no just no. Trips operate for a reason get the problem fixed as opposed to winging it.
don't mess with electricity either be sure you've sorted it or buy a new iron. trips should protect you, but note the word should.