Comment on The Hi and Lo directions on my range’s knobs
warling@lemmy.world 11 months ago
At least “Off” is consistent. That could have been a total train wreck.
Comment on The Hi and Lo directions on my range’s knobs
warling@lemmy.world 11 months ago
At least “Off” is consistent. That could have been a total train wreck.
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I bought a portable electric space heater a few years ago that had an alarming tendency to rewire itself - like, “Off” would become “Low”, “High” would become “Fan” etc. Finally took it apart and realized that the dial was just a contact that rolled across a bit of printed solder and occasionally the solder would melt (imagine that happening in a fucking heater) and flow into a new pattern. I have absolutely no idea why thousands of people haven’t burned themselves to death with these things.
evilgiraffe666@ttrpg.network 11 months ago
Are the 300 deaths and 21800 fires not enough? People absolutely do burn themselves to death with space heaters. Source: cpsc.gov/…/CPSC-Offers-Tips-to-Prevent-Home-Fires…