Laminator Left On Overnight Fire

It looked like an indoor laminator bbq.

Laminator left on overnight fire. You can use it but you get looks. This is also a safety feature as a hot laminator left unattended can become a fire hazard and a safety hazard in case there are overly curious children in the home. At that point the damage was clear. I was using it to laminate documents and i may have left it on when i left for home this friday.

I would check the manufacturer s website to see if the laminating machine poses a fire hazard. The laminator had been left on after hours and set off the alarm. Upon entering the showroom it looked like the laminator was on fire. I wouldn t recommend leaving it on all the time but those things are fairly durable.

It ll happen faster if it s left on overnight with the clutch engaged. Some don t pose a fire hazard at all so look that up to see if you should even worry about it. I have a pouch laminator in the office that can accommodate 12x18 as the largest pouch. We quickly unplugged it and wheeled it outside the building.

One must request to have anything laminated by the laminating queen or king wait for it and be grateful. Within 15 minutes the fire department was on the scene and the smoking hot laminator had been apprehended. There was literally smoke coming out the top of it. Thursday night at 6 34pm sonitrol operators received a fire alarm at our customers building and immediately dispatched the fire department.

I may have left it switched on so that both the red power light and green ready light were on. This will also improve the lifespan of your laminator as it will last far longer if it is not left on for a long period of time. The school laminator is housed in the office. The wide format laminator however will survive this a few times but doing it repeatedly will eventually crack the rollers which is a 400 repair.

The pouch laminator will be fine. The school laminator is open for anyone to use in a central location. Loss to customer one laminator.