Posted on 04/01/2024 10:06:13 AM PDT by ken in texas
LEANDER, Texas — Leander resident Shaun Noll never expected to spend Easter morning going through the wreckage of his home.
But that’s where he found himself after a battery for his cordless vacuum exploded.
On Thursday, Noll’s two young sons were in his living room when a battery that had been plugged into the wall charging a cordless vacuum exploded.
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More to this story, I’m sure.
So that could go for E lawn mowers, E edgers, E blowers and on and on.
I have a cordless vacuum plugged in now, and have had it for a couple of years. Never perceived any risk; maybe I’ll have to rethink that.
Okay, I actually clicked on link and read the story. It never mentions the name/brand of the vacuum.
I wanted to see if it could be a Shark because I have one at home right now.
Which is why I always charge my Stihl trimmer and chainsaw batteries in my garage. At least there is some type X (5/8” firecode) drywall between there and my house.
Anything with a lithium battery can do this. I have some items like that and keep them unplugged until I need them.
I do the same.
You hear about some of these cheap hover boards/scooters and other cheap Ebikes starting fires all the time.
I was just looking at a Wired Ebike I saw last night on YouTube. It goes up to 40 MPH and sells for $1999.
One of the things in the description is that it uses Samsung batteries. Which are supposed to be better.
I think a lot of these fires happen with cheap knock off batteries.
That could be the case, probably with the lithium ion batteries. Most of the time all is fine, but then something goes wrong.
To be fair, you only get to burn your house down once.
This is the reason lithium battery powered EVs start fires. This vaccuum is just a small one. The products usually warn people this can happen.
Do you have a smoke detector in your garage?
I have several batteries for an electric lawn mower, string trimmer and leaf blower I charge in the garage. I put a smoke detector in my garage about 6 monthos ago. Just to be safe.
Lithium batteries, the pit-bull of batteries...
Good idea for the smoke detector. I wonder if charging a roomba vacuum on its home charger is risky? Also have a small cordless Hoover vacuum that has a removable lithium battery.
I don’t have one in the garage. I do have one right above the door going into the garage though.
I do not leave them charging overnight, ever.
What about cordless phones? Never heard of one starting a fire but...
My first smart phone was a Razor.
After about two years it started to get hot when I charged it.
I got rid of it right away.
I suppose it’s possible. I only charge mine during the daytime when I’m around.
Sometimes the wrong chargers can be used, which may circumvent the built-in safety protection.
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