Is this a fire hazard and how bad?

01-17-2011, 09:08 PM	#1
boxer0987 Newbie   Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1	Is this a fire hazard and how bad? I have a dresser at the end of my bed. I want to put a tv on it. I then will run an extension cord under a sheet that sits on the side of the boxspring. The cord will not be under any compression as it will be on side of boxspring but it will be under a fitted sheet. The bed sits on the floor. Thanks.

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01-17-2011, 09:48 PM	#2
Jim F Member   Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: New York Posts: 1,564	Is this a fire hazard and how bad? Yeah, that's a bad idea. Discussing how unsafe something is makes as much sense as discussing how pregnant ones wife, girlfriend daughter etc. is. They make cord covers http://cableorganizer.com/cord-covers/ . That would be a better plan. Of course the best plan would be to properly install an electrical outlet where it is needed.

01-18-2011, 12:01 PM	#3
suprvee Member   Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 44	Is this a fire hazard and how bad? If you use a heavy duty extension cord, and the cord doesn't undergo constant bending / twisting / pulling, then it will pose a very minor fire risk. Good luck.

01-18-2011, 01:21 PM	#4
TomB Newbie   Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 14	Is this a fire hazard and how bad? Quote: Originally Posted by Jim F Yeah, that's a bad idea. Discussing how unsafe something is makes as much sense as discussing how pregnant ones wife, girlfriend daughter etc. is. They make cord covers http://cableorganizer.com/cord-covers/ . That would be a better plan. Of course the best plan would be to properly install an electrical outlet where it is needed. +1 Not worth the risk.