Originally Posted by
rex_kramer
What worries me more than your warranty holding up is the potential that the block had to start a fire. Makes me wonder just how hot and how much damage could have been done before the breaker on that circuit would have tripped. Pretty scary. Hopefully the manufacturer will take a close look at the design and build process to make sure there aren't more of those out there that can do what yours did.
+1000
Report it to the manufacturer and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html
The manufacturer should replace your product since it obviously failed in an unsafe mannner that could have caused a fire and extensive property damage. Send photos of the melted unit to their legal department if you have to.