▲ 260 ▼ What item did you "buy for life?" (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Poe@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 253 comments fedilink hide all child comments How's it holding up?
[+] ElleChaise@kbin.social 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Obligatory Technology Connections permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drusas@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) I've read somewhere that those old toasters are fire hazards. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago One of the big issues is that the plugs are not polarized so they can be plugged in backwards. So parts of the toaster that shouldn't be can be live at mains voltage when not running. Electrical hazard. Don't use forks to pull your toast. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ro2pa9@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago But the asbestos insulation will take care of it easily. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago* If it’s a really early model, sure. Toasters of the familiar construction are all similarly dangerous, assuming they are grounded. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Obligatory Technology Connections permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Drusas@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) I've read somewhere that those old toasters are fire hazards. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago One of the big issues is that the plugs are not polarized so they can be plugged in backwards. So parts of the toaster that shouldn't be can be live at mains voltage when not running. Electrical hazard. Don't use forks to pull your toast. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ro2pa9@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago But the asbestos insulation will take care of it easily. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago* If it’s a really early model, sure. Toasters of the familiar construction are all similarly dangerous, assuming they are grounded. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago One of the big issues is that the plugs are not polarized so they can be plugged in backwards. So parts of the toaster that shouldn't be can be live at mains voltage when not running. Electrical hazard. Don't use forks to pull your toast. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ro2pa9@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago But the asbestos insulation will take care of it easily. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago* If it’s a really early model, sure. Toasters of the familiar construction are all similarly dangerous, assuming they are grounded. permalink fedilink source parent