On 2010-08-09, Pat wrote:

I don't see why people are supporting the position "box fans don't /
can't / haven't caused house fires".
I've had some get very close to that point.

They are cheap electrical devices often neglected and run for hours
unattended.
I've abused a fair number of these units; old metal ones & newer cheap
plastic units.

I don't see why people are too stupid to turn off a box fan when they
leave the house.

It occurs to me that perhaps the people who leave them on and abuse them
are the ones suffering all the fires and other problems.

Gotta be smarter than the tool.

nb