Our examination revealed that one of the terminals had been broken near a thermostat, which had compromised our double-insulated design.We also found several other internal components that wee damaged, indicating that the customer misused the pad by applying an excessive, localized force on or near the thermostat terminal.We concluded that this report was attributable to misuse by the user, and failure to follow instructions as to the care and handling of the unit.In our investigation we found: poly cover dirty or stained, cord ok, switch ok, bent/broken thermostat, thermostat discoloration, contained burn: harness.Although warning labels and instructions booklets war against sitting or laying on the product, we have a corrective action project (b)(4) underway to make the design more robust.
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