The clever feature that makes cheap heaters safe — and why they're actually dangerous

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  @eww_itsCooper · 1 year ago

  “I’m going to be demonstrating some very stupid things which nobody should ever repeat” sounds like a normal video to me

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• RN

  @rn4039 · 1 year ago

  They make great house warming gifts.

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• NO

  @notmuch_23 · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnMuNCl7tZ8&amp;t=229">3:49</a> &quot;Who needs fancy digital thermostats when you have a <i>brain</i> at your disposal?&quot; Alec grossly overestimates the number of people who have a brain at their disposal.

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• EL

  @elijahdage5523 · 1 year ago

  I love that he&apos;s doing everything he can to make this thing catch fire and it just won&apos;t

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• BL

  @bluefire-ph8ln · 1 year ago

  Oh boy time to get obsessed with another common household appliance again. Still haven&apos;t gotten over dishwashers yet.

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• 7T

  @7thboss931 · 1 year ago

  &quot;Written warnings ... should never be ignored - they were written in blood&quot; Is so dark yet so true that I&apos;m going to use this line from now on

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• CE

  @cebo494 · 1 year ago

  You imply that &quot;not throwing something over it&quot; is a simple enough step, but when my little brother was a child, he warmed up his pajamas on his lava lamp even after my mom caught him doing it and very aggressively telling him to <b>NEVER</b> do that again. He did it the next day and the lava lamp exploded.<br><br>Do you have any idea how hard it is to clean wax out of a hardwood floor? My mom talks about it like it was The War.

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• TJ

  @tjadejoh · 1 year ago

  Holy shit. Just 3 weeks ago I got someone’s old heater and I was a bit afraid of a fire hazard, as using it inside of my closed room. I was skeptical, and I searched “technology connections heaters” to find your advice, but I only found a 5 year old video. And now all the sudden, a full video about heaters and especially their safety! This is amazing!

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• CI

  @CiscoTheFish · 1 year ago

  It takes genuine multifaceted talent to be able to take the most mundane boring subjects and make them genuinely interesting to not just a niche audience but the masses at large.

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• CR

  @CrabmanJenkins · 1 year ago

  I’m an electrician who primarily does service calls, and the point about replacing receptacles with loose connections is incredibly important. Preventative maintenance exists for a reason, people.

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• C9

  @c90adventures · 1 year ago

  Okay this is getting ridiculous now. Every time I think one of Alec&apos;s videos won&apos;t be interesting to me because its a simple device and I know everything about it...he manages to prove me wrong.<br><br>The PTC heater part is genius. Damn you Alec, damn you to the highest levels of respect.

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• GO

  @gordonhensley432 · 1 year ago

  I sell heaters in a big box retail store. Been doing so for 30 years. Your informative videos are exactly what I explain to my customers about heater safety. On a related note, we sometimes get indoor-rated propane heaters returned to the store because the customer states &nbsp;&quot;The burner keeps shutting off. It&apos;s defective.&quot; What they are experiencing is the activation of the low oxygen sensor shut off system. I wish that I could put a sticker on each heater with your channel info on it.

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