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Box fans are a fire hazard when used continuously to pull air through filtration media. They are not designed for that. Computer cooling fans also might not ha
by hollerith 11mo ago
Box fans are a fire hazard when used continuously to pull air through filtration media. They are not designed for that.
Computer cooling fans also might not have been designed to handle that much "load", but in the case of the box fan, we have an actual report of someone who almost burned down the house:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21382994 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21382994
- SoftTalker 11mo agoOne report? You can find one report of anything. It might even be true.
- QuercusMax 11mo agoYeah, it's just as likely they had it plugged in improperly or the wires were fraying or something. Might as well say it was spontaneous combustion. I had a dishwasher catch fire because the installers didn't properly connect the power cable. That doesn't mean dishwashers are inherently a fire hazard.