Glade Plug Ins

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I had an extremely disturbing email the other day, it was a chain type one. It more or less said that glade plug ins/plug in type room fresheners are responsible for loads of house fires. Apparently they overheat and the only thing that is left of them is the two prongs in the plughole. I couldn't forward it. But it has stayed in my mind as I use a plug in nightlite. Anyone else had this email.

This doesn't really help

Glade plug-ins and similar are rank though. Who wants to breathe chemicals all day and night?

i have a couple of them and always make sure they are switched off at night. I think on the box it does say that you shouldnt leave them on for more than a couple of hours

However: "The insurance investigator sifted through the ashes for several hours. He had the cause of the fire traced to the master bathroom. He asked my sister-in-law what she had plugged in the bathroom."

1. No plugs in UK bathrooms.
2. UK voltage is twice US so we have circuit breakers everywhere; in NY our landlord used to tinker with fusewire with his bare hands (would go "uh!" if he got a belt, and then carry on.) UK wiring is much safer than US. Shouldn't happen here (if you have decent wiring that is.)

Thats a good point JanH, was worried enough to post though as I leave our Asda Nightlite on all night. No more I'm afraid. It has been switched off as we speak. I did maybe think that someone had it in for Glade, but who knows.

Ooooo Hunker that's the one! Quite scary I thought.