Fire Hazard? Insurance claim on work lights - 04/24/03 04:36 PM
If someone has a comment it would be appreciated:
Scenario: A $75,000 fire in a home I was the paint contractor, resulted in much smoke & water damage to my equipment. I have a claim with my insurance company. Their adjuster, however, feels my halogen work lights (Home Depot/ $60.00 2 lamps on adjustable stand) are fine since they had no fire damage and only were water splashed, heavy smoke stink, and with ash layed over the metal frame...and settled on the lamp's glass surfaces.
The adjuster says wipe it down it'll be fine. Of course, the heat will make the fire smoke stink...but I'm supposed to 'wash' the lights.
This causes me concern for safety reasons as well as I do High-end paint work in immaculate homes...of non-smokers. It's going to be a worry about leaving lights in a room and walking away. Or is my worry unfounded?
I was told that fire smoke damage could effect electrical components. Also that, if heat had been intense enough, internal melting of wire insultation could be done with no noticable effect on the outside.
Are my work lights a fire hazard?
(Also had a shop vac in the same situation.)
Scenario: A $75,000 fire in a home I was the paint contractor, resulted in much smoke & water damage to my equipment. I have a claim with my insurance company. Their adjuster, however, feels my halogen work lights (Home Depot/ $60.00 2 lamps on adjustable stand) are fine since they had no fire damage and only were water splashed, heavy smoke stink, and with ash layed over the metal frame...and settled on the lamp's glass surfaces.
The adjuster says wipe it down it'll be fine. Of course, the heat will make the fire smoke stink...but I'm supposed to 'wash' the lights.
This causes me concern for safety reasons as well as I do High-end paint work in immaculate homes...of non-smokers. It's going to be a worry about leaving lights in a room and walking away. Or is my worry unfounded?
I was told that fire smoke damage could effect electrical components. Also that, if heat had been intense enough, internal melting of wire insultation could be done with no noticable effect on the outside.
Are my work lights a fire hazard?
(Also had a shop vac in the same situation.)