When I put batteries in it & turned it on, it smoked. Did anyone else experience this?
1999324
Batteries work fine for mine, but when I use an A/C power sorce it doesn't always work.
1819387
I didn't. I took it out of the box, put some batteries in it and it worked perfectly. I'm not sure why yours didn't work. Sorry.
1026056
Wow.. Can't say that happened to me. I hooked it directly to the battery. Sounds like you might have a short circuit. Did the wire get pinched or stripped between the battery and the power supply? You might want to try disconnecting at the battery to test.
754457
Yes, I broke 3 out of 4 of my batteries this way. I think this was because of the oscillating tool, I know that is what did the last one in. I also think that tool killed one of the batteries out right as it was freshly charged a d just stopped a few seconds in, and would not charge or work after that.
1734500
Yes, I had that burning smell as well. And some sparking as well. It is not normal and very dangerous. I stopped use it and thrown out it.
1312907
This happened to me, too. I had to replace the batteries soon after installation. Since then I have had no early low battery chirping. All I can imagine is that the batteries that were included with the unit were old or weak from the get-go.
704612
There was a slide switch to set the voltage output. My unit went up in smoke as soon as plugged in. It also damaged the equipment it was plugged into. My recommendation is not to use, send it back for a refund before your other equipment is damaged. T H
1630655
I had mine plugged in for a few months - only using it occasionally - and one night when I wasn't using it, started flashing red in the middle of the night - it didn't turn the heat on while it did this. It didn't stop when I used the control so I unplugged it and replugged it in and it's been fine. Nothing in the manual about that. If it does it again I will call the manufacture.
770138
Joanne, when I got my heater (also from Amazon), the C-cells for the igniter were very old and not very good. Have you tried replacing the batteries with new alkalines?
2094626
New batteries, flush it out. Or maybe that part of it just burnt out. Sorry..
2094560
Same thing happened to me.. The battery puffed up and almost melted my phone...smh
436754
Did not have any trouble. Try installing a fresh set of batteries, and see what happens.
844898
I would check that it hasnt been left on by accident, running down the batteries. My kids did this and it also became influenced by other electronics (my son's remote car and truck). So try new batteries and a different location in the house. If that doesn't fix problem, I would ask for replacement. Hope info is helpful.
59993
Mine smoked after less than a year (on my todo list to repair it) I bought an Astron SS-30 to replace it which is a lot quieter and smaller.
537282
No I have not. I have used for 4hr. straight and I have had no issues. Make sure the batteries are brand new.
1187840
Mine just blew up!!! I bought it on October 16th and like ten minutes ago it started smoking and shooting sparks and it even left black burn marks in the table it was on!!
2095556
If I remember right, I think there was a plastic pull tab that went in between the batteries and the unit itself. It sounds like the lamp is in the "On" position, but it goes out because the tab is separating the contact between the batteries and the unit. Check that and see if it works, or make sure the batteries are seated in the lamp properly.