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Socoder -> Off Topic -> Siri Where'd I park my car? : BOOM! |
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| Fri, 21 Oct 2016, 02:50 | |
Jayenkai
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Eek! It's not quite Galaxy 7 levels of spontaneous combustion, but .. probably as good a warning as any that, just like a dog, or a can of cookie dough, you shouldn't leave your phone in a car!
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| Fri, 21 Oct 2016, 03:26 | |
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Jayenkai
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A huge number of Tumble Driers, here in the UK, are also "exploding". ... Basically what's happening is that nobody's cleaning out the lint trays, the lint trays are filling up with fine dust, and the heat from the typical drying process is alighting the dust. This is explained in the manual, but nobody ever RTFM, so it never gets done, and now hundreds and thousands of the things are spontaneously combusting. Similarly, our fridge has a little sticker on the tray, under the ice compartment, which says "Empty this tray every few weeks". We never do. It always ends up buggering the fridge up every few months. "Buyer Beware.." Perhaps. But maybe it should be "Buyer Look after your expensive tech.." -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Fri, 21 Oct 2016, 04:18 | |
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 A huge number of Tumble Driers, here in the UK, are also "exploding". We had one! It wasn't so much a case of not emptying the filter. What was happening was that the machine's frame wasn't rigid, so it was able to twist slightly (if you moved it, for instance), and that let bits of fluff get through from the... wherever the fluff is meant to be, right onto the heater element. I found out that all the "repair" consisted of, was installing a gasket around wherever the fluff was escaping, and adding a metal brace across the back. They said we could carry on using it provided it was supervised. Yeah, if I want to sit and be bored out of my fucking mind for two hours I'll just watch the Eastenders omnibus, thanks! The scheduled a repair, but it was for nine fucking months down the line! In the end we just bought a new one - brand new model, £350 retail for £99. Then found out they'd been giving them to some people for free. The whole safety recall was a total bloody cock-up from start to finish, though. |
| Fri, 21 Oct 2016, 15:04 | |
Jayenkai
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They don't make 'em like they used to 
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