My beloved Revlon hair dryer caught on fire
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Anonymous
| Just a word to the wise! My DCUM cult favorite Revlon hair dryer had been acting strange for a few weeks and in retrospect I should have stopped using it. The motor seemed to be running at uneven speeds. This morning I was using it and suddenly it made a loud popping noise, followed by a small flame shooting out of the bottom where the cord meets the dryer. I dropped it in the sink, unplugged it and it burned for a few seconds. I’ve only had it for two years. Just a warning in case you have one. I’m going to send it to Revlon to see if they can diagnose it. |
Anonymous
| I have lots of thick hair and this happened to me all the time. I used to run through a hair dryer per year (no matter the brand) when buying models less than about $50. I switched to high end models with more powerful motors and it made a real difference for me. Good luck. |
Anonymous
| Yeah I’ve had this happen before with a fancy one. I think it’s from the west and tear ok the wiring. I don’t mean using it a lot, I mean the banging the unit in a drawer, dropping on the counter/floor, lacing it hard on the counter, etc. I don’t know for sure, but I think it comes from that. |
Anonymous
| *wear and tear on the wiring |
Anonymous
| I’ve actually thought about posting here if I’m the only one who has bad luck with hair dryers. I’ve never had one that didn’t end up sketchy after a few years, mostly fancy ones. No literal flames, but burnt smells, weird noises, and constantly popping the circuit interruptor button on the outlet. |
Anonymous
| Are you talking about the round brush one? I had that happen also. The drybar one is great and so worth the money! |
Anonymous
NP but could you telll me more about the Drybar one? Is it similarly heavy and big? I like the Revlon in concept, but I hate how big and heavy it is. It also fries my hair on hot, but isn't powerful enough on low. |
Anonymous
| Is your meshed air intake not blocked? No 1. cause of overheating |
Anonymous
| Did you buy it off amazon? Those are counterfeit. |
Anonymous
| Yikes, see if there are other complaints and warnings online concerning this product. I personally didn’t like the dryer - felt it was too hot and damaging to my hair. If there are many others saying this happened to them, everyone should heed this warning. I would take a picture of the damaged dryer and contact Revlon. A complete refund is the least they can do, if not more, from the potential damage and devastation that could have occurred. |
Anonymous
| OMG! |
Anonymous
| ^ yep, check this out and that is from just searing revelon hair dryer dangers : https://www.classaction.org/hair-dryer-fire-sparking-melting-lawsuit |
Anonymous
| Slightly comical and slightly terrifying all at once. Thanks for the warning! I have this dryer. |
Anonymous
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Fun story. An in -aw in my family had a mother who used a hair dryer as a white noise machine when said in-law was a baby. As in... all night long. Said in-law is now a grown up, but until married and spouse put a stop to it... they were still falling asleep with a hair dryer left on.
Will never stopped being amazed they are alive. |
Anonymous
Note all the brands they are looking at : Attorneys are specifically looking into hair dryers sold under the following brand names: Revlon, Conair, Helen of Troy, Drybar, GHD, Dyson, Hot Tools, Harry Josh, CHI, Paul Mitchell, BaBylissPRO, and InStyler. |