I just got this new oil filled heater and it made a flash a few minutes ago so I shut it off and unplugged it and it was making a lil popping noise after I unplugged it, any ideas on what I should do please anything will be helpful thank you.

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On Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 9:15:09 AM UTC-5, Jamie wrote:
I just got this new oil filled heater and it made a flash a few minutes ago so I shut it off and unplugged it and it was making a lil popping noise after I unplugged it, any ideas on what I should do please anything will be helpful thank you.

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A flash from where? If by "just got" you mean you just purchased it, return it.

On 2/18/2021 9:15 AM, Jamie wrote:
I just got this new oil filled heater and it made a flash a few minutes
ago so I shut it off and unplugged it and it was making a lil popping
noise after I unplugged it, any ideas on what I should do please
anything will be helpful thank you.


Take it back to where you bought it. It should not flash. If it has a
bad element inside it could have overheated the oil in a spot and make
the popping sound. Not safe to use in any case.