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unemployedclaquer sopuli.xyz unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz
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unemployedclaquer sopuli.xyz unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz
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Dionysus leminal.space Dionysus@leminal.space
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Crystalbound lemmy.world Crystalbound@lemmy.world
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Whats interesting that im supposed to be seeing? Honestly asking

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Korval lemmy.today Korval@lemmy.today
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Whats interesting that im supposed to be seeing? Honestly asking

Maybe the fact that the heat sink is shiny and clean while the rest is grimy and gross? I think you would normally expect there to be lots of dust on the fins, deposited by years of convection. On the other hand, since the cover is off, it's probably reasonable to think they've just replaced the part? Idk, I'm guessing (about all of it).

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TryingSomethingNew sopuli.xyz YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz
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Whats interesting that im supposed to be seeing? Honestly asking

Probably the crazy number of accordion folds in there. It has to be to increase surface area, but some people might be unaware of how that looks on the inside?

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unemployedclaquer sopuli.xyz unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz
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Maybe the fact that the heat sink is shiny and clean while the rest is grimy and gross? I think you would normally expect there to be lots of dust on the fins, deposited by years of convection. On the other hand, since the cover is off, it's probably reasonable to think they've just replaced the part? Idk, I'm guessing (about all of it).

It doesn't produce heat. I think the cover got recycled.

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Korval lemmy.today Korval@lemmy.today
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It doesn't produce heat. I think the cover got recycled.

I'd assumed it was open BECAUSE it wasn't producing heat; that is, because it was broken. And isn't the cover lying on the carpet in front of the heater?

But maybe I'm completely misunderstanding. Can you tell us what you photographed and what we should be noticing?

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Skankhunt420 sh.itjust.works Skankhunt420@sh.itjust.works
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Whats interesting that im supposed to be seeing? Honestly asking

They probably just haven't seen those floor heaters before and thought it was kind of interesting.

Depending on where you are you might not see them but in bigger older cities they are a lot of places.

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Skankhunt420 sh.itjust.works Skankhunt420@sh.itjust.works
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The fact they have it right there on carpet makes it mildly dangerous I'd say.

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unemployedclaquer sopuli.xyz unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz
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I'd assumed it was open BECAUSE it wasn't producing heat; that is, because it was broken. And isn't the cover lying on the carpet in front of the heater? But maybe I'm completely misunderstanding. Can you tell us what you photographed and what we should be noticing?

I have several of these things to deal with, some are this type and some are just "space heaters"

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