Can Space Heaters Start A Fire?

Can Space Heaters Start A Fire? - Part 2

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@jcob4197 4 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for him to bring out kerosine soaked rags after the kindling

@alonso8909 4 жыл бұрын

J D why you ask?

@Mesopotamiasong 4 жыл бұрын

J D it’s perfect English

@ashtonlamarre8799 3 жыл бұрын

@@soundspark job jbjj

@crispifys4463 2 жыл бұрын

Fuck it kerosine soaked kindling

@maxwellssilverhammer 4 жыл бұрын

If the overheat sensor was damaged it would likely, eventually start a fire. Most heater related fires are a result of a malfunction within the heater itself not necessarily the materials in the surrounding area.

@DARTHFEAR0N 4 жыл бұрын

You are correct. I was going to post the same thing.

@kennethhutchinson8911 4 жыл бұрын

Finally someone that knows what they are talking about. Not to mention most space heaters that do start a fire are because of coming into direct contact with a ignition source. Not just sitting next to it

@tanner-9865 4 жыл бұрын

Most structure fires I’ve been on that involve space heaters in fact are either from a malfunction or from running for several hours from the homeowner leaving the house and forgetting it.

@maxwellssilverhammer 4 жыл бұрын

@@tanner-9865 Same experience here

@kevinrafferty5617 4 жыл бұрын

Another reason for a fire would be the actual wall outlet or wiring within the house.

@meatlemonade9938 4 жыл бұрын

"alright, now I'm gonna spray lighter fluid directly into the heater and see if that catches on fire"

@GreenTizle 4 жыл бұрын

Space heater: burns curtains Tyler: tests EVERYTHING BUT curtains

@Gizmo_- 4 жыл бұрын

@Tom Green cotton was good for that test

@Murica_gaming 4 жыл бұрын

If one ply toilet paper was fine I'm sure you're drapes are going to be as well lol

@andyh7601 4 жыл бұрын

@L S I thought curtains were usually a polyester or other man made type of materials like that thin see through under curtain. So just testing cotton wouldn't be represented of the whole thing.

@ArcNeoMasato 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, cotton wasn't a good test compared to curtains, cause I've NEVER seen cotton curtains in my life, and cotton is, funny enough, not as easy to burn as you'd think. You can literally use a ball of cotton soaked in lighter fluid to make a torch you hold in your hand, and the most the cotton will ever do is get a little yellow/brown over time.

@Gizmo_- 4 жыл бұрын

@Arc Neo Masato that’s because it’s not real cotton... it’s polyester...

@7eventee937 4 жыл бұрын

HE ATTEMPTED TO BURN TOILET PAPER WHAT A MAD MAN

@randomdude245 4 жыл бұрын

you can just use your hand !

@lilmh7611 4 жыл бұрын

random dude dawg u just nasty

@ThomasWilliams-zo7ke 4 жыл бұрын

If by "mad man" you mean "Legend" then yes, yes he is

@wonkyfishnut 4 жыл бұрын

Thomas Williams It was a joke. Literally nobody was talking about what anybody thinks of him 🤦‍♂️.

@yungdabmaster69ripx86 4 жыл бұрын

random dude Exactly, I use my hand and I lick it afterwards to clean it!

@dmokbk 4 жыл бұрын

I like how the tape is still on the garage door.

@DeeManRodgers 4 жыл бұрын

I like how people point out stupid shit in videos

@marekfriday571 4 жыл бұрын

That art how much does he want for it

@thethief5311 4 жыл бұрын

@@DeeManRodgers I like how people point out people pointing out stupid shit in videos.

@tx-gabe9560 4 жыл бұрын

The Traitor I like how people point out people pointing out other people that are pointing out stupid shit in videos

@b_whitesell 4 жыл бұрын

Gabe Trevino I like how people point out people pointing out people pointing out how people point out stupid shit in videos

@jjhack3r 4 жыл бұрын

Funny how you're just like "still not looking good" as if a fire starting heater is good lol

@idatcha 4 жыл бұрын

Stop being so negative on peoples videos, you give off a bad vibe and make people feel bad

@SonicBoone56 4 жыл бұрын

Vlog: My house burned down....

@idatcha 4 жыл бұрын

@@jjhack3r so you're going to be toxic because youre edgy? That's pretty messed up man.

@StrawHatTony420 4 жыл бұрын

@@idatcha you have carona and ligma

@jjhack3r 4 жыл бұрын

@@StrawHatTony420 CORONA COVID19 #PLANDEMIC

@1erinjames 4 жыл бұрын

The wiring at the plug in the wall has the greatest likelihood of catching fire with space heaters.

@cod3329 4 жыл бұрын

J D that’s kinda the whole point of his channel tho

@achecase 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, if he goes that route I'd be out, I enjoy the view into cave man science, this is a unique perspective, KZfaq is overrun with brainics and wannabe brainiacs, Tyler's just having fun figuring it out.

@allstar0607 4 жыл бұрын

Problem generally comes from people running extension cords with them especially low amp rating cords. Space heaters are high amperage. I enjoy him just trying different stuff out to see what happens

@1erinjames 4 жыл бұрын

My comment wasnt anything against Tyler. Just reminiscing from experience.

@1erinjames 4 жыл бұрын

@@allstar0607 for me no extention cord used.

@princetvn 4 жыл бұрын

osha has nightmares about Tyler

@h1nkle 4 жыл бұрын

if osha was a person

@undefined6512 3 жыл бұрын

"This is my house, dude."

@653j521 2 жыл бұрын

@@h1nkle osha is people

@meatlemonade9938 4 жыл бұрын

alternate title for every one of his videos: "bearded guy tries desperately to set himself and his home on fire"

@jonathanmckinney6583 4 жыл бұрын

If tyler hits 1 mil subs he will Livestream himself shaving his beard Just imagine how insane that would be

@unknownsauce69 4 жыл бұрын

Do not forsake thy beard

@luckettt. 4 жыл бұрын

that would be lol. i always wondered what he'd look like without it. i doubt he ever would though. soon he'll be trying to look like Hagrid.

@jonathanmckinney6583 4 жыл бұрын

@@luckettt. lmao

@Rebelgirl-kv6bd 4 жыл бұрын

It would take a miracle and lots of money for Tyler to shave his beard,lol.

@chesterzimmerman7752 4 жыл бұрын

Tyler tube even in the hard times answering the questions no one asked but wanted to

@harpoonlobotomy 4 жыл бұрын

'What're you doing, watching paint dry?' 'No ma'am, I'm watching paper get warm.'

@Backtobassics500 4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure the problem is just people running multiple heaters on a single, cheap extension cable and/or surge protector..which is both very possible and very dangerous. Too much for that cable to handle. It happens when people run Christmas lights on trees. Too many of a certain type of bulb can get hot enough to melt cheap cable too. When would one want to run a space heater, or multiple heaters? Winter, which is when people set up Christmas trees. So, I'm guessing either, or both scenarios happen. Also, too many lights dry out the Christmas tree, which lowers the ignition point. It's just a thought.

@dianast.romain3843 4 жыл бұрын

Backtobassics500 also gas heaters don’t have safety so maybeeee he should test that out too. I’ve burned a few towels because of mine in my bathroom 😂

@treghall7623 4 жыл бұрын

That's literally what he did in the last video, 3 heaters in a cheap cable

@Backtobassics500 4 жыл бұрын

@@treghall7623 im not subscribed and don't watch all of his videos, so I didn't know.

@Desu-Desu-Chan-San 4 жыл бұрын

The one thing you overlooked is a lot of the fires are from malfunctions such as the unit itself catching on fire. The other thing is that 30min of heat is nothing, people leave these things in a room for months blowing hot air over the same place drying it out over time. Now that said, these fires do happen, but it is rare so 30min tests are not going to show much as is

@kyle18934 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah a 6 hour test would be better, but overall if people use common sense they will be fine

@dalekcat 4 жыл бұрын

Yep agreed. He completely forgets the fact that people usually use a heater for hours at a time if not 24/7. Hope his viewers don't take his bright idea as a fact about heaters being safe.

@brianhansen273 2 жыл бұрын

Also I've been to alot of house fires when homeowners use propane or kerosene heaters. Went to one where the father of the family used a salamander (only supposed to be used in like a garage or a well vented area) in his family home but he set it up backwards so it was facing the wall.

@653j521 2 жыл бұрын

@@kyle18934 Common sense doesn't cover unknown faults in the equipment.

@kyle18934 2 жыл бұрын

@@653j521 that's fair. I had a jack fail me a couple days ago. thankfully I put another one in also as a back up. never thought I'd see it break

@shychick84 3 жыл бұрын

22 years ago my best friend and her 5 year old brother lost their lives in a house fire started by a space heater. I can still recall the smell of charred flesh on her mum and twins clothes after we picked them up from the hospital and bought them home with us. A family of 4 quickly became a family of 2 in less than 8 hours. I still have a fear of having a heater in my home. Please do be careful. It might not happen to you but it could happen to someone you love.

@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 4 жыл бұрын

I think the heat gun can start a fire because it releases heat at a more concentrated rate, while the space heater can't because it distributes the heat it blows out at a more spread out fashion

@ThatGuyLegend 4 жыл бұрын

*Everywhere I got he haunts me*

@stimpy_thecat 4 жыл бұрын

You can light cigarettes with the hot air coming out of a heat gun. I did it as a joke once when I lost my lighter and to my surprise it lit right up.

@pokemonparade1337 4 жыл бұрын

I want the camera angle of Tyler just staring at the paper waiting for it to catch on fire

@amberwhitney4359 4 жыл бұрын

Can we all appreciate how much time Tyler put into this video and how long he had to wait for some things to not even catch fire 😂

@StaceFace 4 жыл бұрын

after two of these videos I am officially concerned for his electric bill

@d1dg2 4 жыл бұрын

This was an amazing test with one single coveat in my opinion. You should have left it for 8 hours. People go to sleep with it turned on and maybe if the overheating safety mechanism fails it will catch fire.

@Reppen555 4 жыл бұрын

"We didn't Start The Fire It was Tyler Tyler Tube"

@doclee8755 4 жыл бұрын

No, it was Billy Joel.

@user-oo5zc4ux7v 4 жыл бұрын

You know you’re dedicated to KZfaq when you nail toilet paper to a board...

@Shannan845 4 жыл бұрын

Trent Smith In the middle of a pandemic, when everyone cleared out the toilet paper isle first 🤦🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️😎 Thats dedication! LoL I haven’t seen toilet paper on the toilet paper isle for 6 weeks.

@emilywinland675 4 жыл бұрын

My space heater caught fire and started billowing smoke when it was plugged in, OFF, and just sitting in my room away from things. Soooo mine started a fire with nothing but the space heater itself 😂😅

@ThomasWilliams-zo7ke 4 жыл бұрын

That happened to me a few years ago

@ixionn563 4 жыл бұрын

This is why you should never leave cheaply made electronics plugged in unattended, good thing you caught it or at least it sounds like you did..

@Z0MB13L30N 4 жыл бұрын

I had a smoke detector catch on fire

@saifmohammad7581 4 жыл бұрын

@chris still trying to find the funny

@swagcreated9147 4 жыл бұрын

chris it’s time for you to put the phone down and do some reminiscing about the poor decisions you made to end up in this reply section

@jenniyum 4 жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed the video. I'm glad you did a part 2. Can't wait to see what you come up with next.

@jacobanthony259 4 жыл бұрын

Even though I'm still mad at Tyler for dissing those badass lighted gloves in the last video, I'm still here watching the video with only 592 views!

@ashk7679 4 жыл бұрын

i think they are cool too . but for thiefs are cooler.

@TheFIoridaMan 4 жыл бұрын

I have one in my truck and they’re not too practical but still funny to bust out on people or when you need a little light to look under the seat

@Will-on4om 4 жыл бұрын

As a firefighter the fires I’ve seen started by space heaters are usually more on the electrical side. Though I think it’s possible if something like toilet paper/paper can touch the coil it can instantly go in to flames.

@maxwellssilverhammer 4 жыл бұрын

I am a firefighter as well and have seen many fires caused as a direct result of using a space heater. I agree with you but hope that people watching this video do not blindly believe that space heaters are completely safe.

@ultraboosted 4 жыл бұрын

@@maxwellssilverhammer nothing is safe

@Blubbstock 4 жыл бұрын

I did work as an electrician and i also had to test space heaters about safety. If it's an known brand model one, you should not be that concerned about them, but many people do buy the cheap ones from no-name brands and sometimes their certifications and labels (I'm from the E.U. ) aren't even legit. Chinese import companies are likely to do this, even if it's illegal. A good one can start a fire too, but only under certain circumstances, like when it has been dropped before, it could have done some damage to the device. This is why you should throw away a space heater, after it has been dropped. Or when it has been exposed to some other harms, like the air moisture from storing it in a basement, because of corrosion. I did swap them out every 5 years in general, when i had to use them and only used certified brand models and nothing from a "trash discounter". And i also did store them in a dry and safe place during summer. And i also did not use them over night while sleeping, it's better to use a better blanket to keep warm. But luckily, my new flat does have a regular hot water radiator in every room. The worst thing they could possibly do, would be make loud noises, when some air got into that circulation.

@shawnwoods8987 4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou so much for what you do

@shawnwoods8987 4 жыл бұрын

@@maxwellssilverhammer thankyou as well for all you do 🤝

@WhatsCookinToday 4 жыл бұрын

Tyler, space heaters catch fire by being plugged into an electrical extension that isn’t rated for the draw.

@hannahnoelle1362 3 жыл бұрын

Not always the only way

@cidiracing7481 4 жыл бұрын

Well everything has it's own unique flash point where it will start to ignite when a heat source is present and autoignition temperature where it will just burst into flames without a head source. If the space heater doesn't reach the temperature needed for certain materials it won't set it on fire. Kindling might only need a spark but sparks can be very hot and can go higher than the temperature of the space heater. The space heater also blows a lot of air at it so that could be an additional factor of why it didn't do well at setting things on fire.

@blake4168 4 жыл бұрын

Beware: results may vary if you scratch the “little brown spot” on a piece of toilet paper

@mickdundee2475 3 жыл бұрын

Man, you are part of what makes KZfaq awesome. No drama, only one guy in his laboratory (garage) with questions & curiosity. 💯👍❤️

@subigland5600 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your videos and thank you for spending time testing things out, you spent more than half hour doing this 👍

@WhatTheHeckMan 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video. I just might have to try this with different experiments on my channel. Thank you keep them coming!!

@Em-ml6ds 4 жыл бұрын

That would be cool to see! Love your channel!

@Omnishredder 4 жыл бұрын

That's clearly the wrong kind of heater, you need to use the halogen heaters, the halogen bulbs are used in halogen cookers, those will

@rolar321 4 жыл бұрын

If the air intake on the back of the fan is covered, the fire risk increases. Most often, the warning text states that they must not be covered

@chadasmus1049 4 жыл бұрын

Ronnie Larsson I think he tried completely covering it in the first video and it just shut down sooner from the thermal overload

@cainkopczynskie6296 4 жыл бұрын

O think a lot of the time its dust buildup in the heater itself

@wayneanthony6831 4 жыл бұрын

They can also melt extension cords if not plugged directly into the wall. The fire probably isn't caused by the heating elements in most cases. They just pull tons of electricity and if something shorts out it can cause a fire.

@veortox330 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Tyler 🔥

@jnm422ty1 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are so entertaining!! Thank you!!

@joec200012 4 жыл бұрын

im glad you revisited this

@tarp7874 4 жыл бұрын

All I thought about when he took out the survival matches was, that looks really delicious.

@elvsrbad2 4 жыл бұрын

The forbidden Pocky

@aidananthony2059 4 жыл бұрын

@@elvsrbad2 lmaooo

@jensonalexander2278 4 жыл бұрын

I love these types of vids

@bgoins12 4 жыл бұрын

I've found that the most common cause of heater fires is either using an extension cord, bad connections at the outlet, old wiring or having aluminum wiring.

@adventureswithizaiah9218 4 жыл бұрын

Cool stuff bro keep it up

@jefft3120 3 жыл бұрын

8:40 the little heater sounds like a diesel 😂

@614BlueBerry 4 жыл бұрын

"I dont usually redo videos" Say that to the 50 glue videos

@Gizmo_- 4 жыл бұрын

@Joshua Adkins your baby is ugly

@ashlannfries3340 4 жыл бұрын

@@Gizmo_- your rude!

@jesinegassab5930 4 жыл бұрын

@@ashlannfries3340 you're*

@verminscum 4 жыл бұрын

its not redoing a video if hes testing different products lmao

@willysmalls2266 4 жыл бұрын

Your baby's cute

@cam2786 4 жыл бұрын

good shit i was waiting for this

@legendofzelda9671 4 жыл бұрын

I can always count on Tyler to show me creative ways to make fire

@TripTrap1 4 жыл бұрын

18:52 "you'll probably start to see the red, hopefully," **Points directly at own face* * 23:39 "hopefully I don't look too much like an idiot" lol

@gigglegal1988 4 жыл бұрын

This would be an interesting thing to test with hair straighteners and things that had no air movement but still get really hot. Like if you accidentally set an elastic band down and put the straightener on top of it will it catch fire?

@mCblue79 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tyler, now I can turn all my heaters on so it's warm when I get back from my vacation

@gamerone996 4 жыл бұрын

Honey the neighbor is trying to start a fire with space heaters again.

@randibrewster8324 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 I would love to hear what his neighbors think

@LAZZI420MOBILEGAMING 4 жыл бұрын

Love you Tyler 💙 exactly what isolation is all about 👊👊👊

@KEO9999 3 жыл бұрын

I really love his set.

@prisonmike7868 4 жыл бұрын

i was confused at first because i could of sworn i already seen a video like this but then i saw the upload date and was like oooh okay...

@huggybear469 4 жыл бұрын

the old space heaters from the 80's are what you need

@DjDolHaus86 4 жыл бұрын

@TylerTube So in basic terms you got it right with why the space heater and heat gun had a different effect on the various materials, the heat gun was imparting more energy over the same amount of surface area as they heater. As for the more scientific reason it all boils down to the way those materials are bonded together on an atomic level and how much energy it takes to break those bonds. Basically all the tiny molecules that make up a piece of paper start to vibrate when they get excited by the energy being transferred into them by the heat source via infrared radiation, the more energy they absorb the more they vibrate until eventually they shake so hard that they snap the bonds holding the material together. The point where this happens is known a the auto ignition point and it varies from material to material, some things have weak bonds holding them together and might burst into flames at room temperature, other things with extremely strong bonds might barely catch fire if you put them on the surface of the sun. In either case the effect is the same and you've got to be able to get enough energy into it as fast as possible to break those bonds.

@sophiejenna2971 4 жыл бұрын

I really wanted him to do plastic to see if it would melt☹️

@kyle18934 4 жыл бұрын

@@Lilith-Rose oh wow that is really scary! I'm glad you found it before it did more dammage!

@andyh7601 4 жыл бұрын

@tan j maz try it, try it, try it....

@710Chri 4 жыл бұрын

It’s been too long! Finally a new video!

@Sam-zw9mc 4 жыл бұрын

Gotta give you props for going through this horrendous task for our entertainment thank you haha

@airborntruck6263 4 жыл бұрын

I recently found you and you are in my top 5 favorite youtubers already.

@DraconicMaker 4 жыл бұрын

nice part 2

@explosive_shart9405 4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure the actual heating element goes in a cool down cycle to prevent fires, It's when those safety devices fail that fires occur. I once had a space heater going I think it was an older Honeywell brand and after about 30 minutes its made a horrible noise and started shooting blue sparks out the front of it.

@merdoscooper3074 4 жыл бұрын

Well damn there’s goes that idea for burning down my house for insurance money 😂😂

@Jilliiette 4 жыл бұрын

Lmao, I literally watched part 1 this week.

@thymelord8353 2 жыл бұрын

A live Christmas tree that you forgot to water would definitely catch on fire.

@war32mec 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video and the previous one on this subject. There's alot of people whom believe that if ya leave a space heater on especially a weak small one which pushes heat but in a slow fan manner its gonna burn the whole house down and and kill every one and make the one who left it on exceptionally irresponsible even though it was prolly only left on for a few hours like 2-4 at most. I appreciate these couple videos you've done on this subject. Shows what most people know. About space heaters even small ones I remember my mom leaving on those rectangle monstrosities which had prolly a 70s tip over safety lol

@chromithy 4 жыл бұрын

Like your vids keep it up brother

@alexmain2282 4 жыл бұрын

Good job man 👍 another great video, keep doing what your doing 👍 KZfaq is made for channels like yours. You are a diamond in the rough.

@92Tabler 4 жыл бұрын

In cases where I've heard of space heaters starting fires, it seems that it always happens during the night, when the owners are sleeping. So, I think you should try sitting a heater on carpet, and placing a blanket near it and run the heater for 6-8 hours for a more accurate test.

@asagelly2589 4 жыл бұрын

Tyler you’re literally just a scientist of the people at this point.

@timmyturner4304 4 жыл бұрын

Idky I love these videos so much just entertaining

@elmesoplas8880 3 жыл бұрын

When it's winter I literally have the heater next to me lmao

@Jelly82Bean 4 жыл бұрын

I started a house fire accidentally, of course, when I was 4 years old. Unsupervised child plus kerosene heater plus raw spaghetti noodles ended in a complete loss of our home.

@tristanhelton2602 4 жыл бұрын

😥

@4G64SicKShoT 4 жыл бұрын

better than dying of carbon monoxide

@saintscrib380 4 жыл бұрын

4G64SicKShoT I’m immune to carbon monoxide

@stimpy_thecat 4 жыл бұрын

How did you like life at an orphanage?

@FuelTheConqueror 4 жыл бұрын

@jacobtrauernicht8035 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Tyler,' I am a volunteer firefighter and I have seen what space heaters can do. I once saw a space heater start warping the metal it was made out of because it got so hot. I have also seen what they can do to houses. I do agree that it isn't a guaranteed thing that they start a fire the warning is more there so you take the precautions to reduce the chance of a fire if the space heater shorts out or gets hotter than it is supposed to.

@jeffe4183 4 жыл бұрын

Good job!

@Forklift_Fella 3 жыл бұрын

Time for part 3 testing oily shop towels, and flammable liquids. Btw, I think most space heater fires are caused by issues with the wiring and not the heaters themselves.

@rubyred9344 3 жыл бұрын

You should totally try to cook food with those heaters 🤣 just to see if it'd even do anything

@iska699 4 жыл бұрын

4:10 Plot twist: he printed an a burn mark to make it look like it burned.

@alien-baitfishing7055 4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah fire!!!!

@normiukkeli3739 4 жыл бұрын

Can you do superglue comparison where different cheap super glues compete with brand names such as loctite and zap .etc

@jjg5365 4 жыл бұрын

@@ThePrufessa clicked on this comment to say that lol

@Grubbet 4 жыл бұрын

Go to the Project farm channel!

@DavyMaybe 4 жыл бұрын

@@ThePrufessa he wants to see Tyler though

@shaynecarter-murray3127 4 жыл бұрын

Things you didn't test but that were common materials in the time period where space heaters were blamed for lots of fires: polyester fabric, rayon fabric, nylon fabric, latex painted surface, aerosol can (like hairspray), plastic bottle of cleaning chemicals, glass jar of cleaning chemicals. That would be one heck of an episode...the closed containers would PROBABLY explode even if there wasn't fire...

@shaynecarter-murray3127 4 жыл бұрын

And we know you love dangerous experiments

@psychtank8681 3 жыл бұрын

The great way to guess it is find the autoignition temperature for those materials and compare it to the temperature in front of the heater. Might as well give information of what not to put in front of the heater.

@pulse4504 4 жыл бұрын

Epic videoooooo love ur channel make pure entertainment

@christinepekaar7921 4 жыл бұрын

I love the longer videos but I wish you were on 7 days a week so I can watch you everyday

@PJ-kj3ef 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder what would happen with the same materials, if turned 90° so the hot air blows directly on the edge, but doesnt restrict the airflow. And if the temperature rises if airintake is partially restricted.

@vickie6330 4 жыл бұрын

This channel is awesome. That is all. 💙

@danfinch4434 4 жыл бұрын

We all know in the words of Bruce.. “you can’t start a fire.. you can’t start a fire without a spark”

@Chrisdemex 4 жыл бұрын

I saw the QnA the other day, it was very cash money

@BruceLauderdale 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t think that fires start from the heater blowing onto something. I think it is wen something gets sucked in from the intake area like dry lint fluff etc. When it gets sucked in as runs through it and over the element.

@UenoLocker54 4 жыл бұрын

I imagine while waiting the 30 mins Tyler is in the corner like Gollum from Lotr.

@kennyboulton7756 3 жыл бұрын

My parents always told me that space heaters would start a fire when I was young. I always believed that, but that was in the 90's. Our heaters were probably from the early 80's or late 70's. If anyone have one that old they should send it to you so you can test a old one.

@skuzlebut82 2 жыл бұрын

They've been required to put so many safety features in space heaters now for this exact reason. They used to be responsible for a lot of house fires and deaths. From what I've noticed, the biggest danger from space heaters is the power cord because when those heaters are cranked up, the cord gets hot simply from the power draw.

@Negentropy369 4 жыл бұрын

I would definitely say this was much more conclusive than the last try. The one thing I kept thinking with the paper especially is that it is white, which means its highly reflective of radiation. Thats why it shut down those heaters so fast in the first two tries. I would have been interested to see if black paper made any difference, seeing as it should absorb way more heat than white. Secondly, near the end when you were just seeing if you could start a fire without flame, it made me think of when I was a young lad and I used to go around lighting stuff on fire with just a magnifying glass and the sun. Probably has to do with how much you can focus the energy down into a point. Even the heat gun doesn't focus heat as much as a magnifying glass can sunlight. Anyways, nice one. I do think you have conclusively shown that space heaters are not nearly as dangerous as they say, and I'd bet most fires started by them are caused by failures of the components in someway, rather than normal operation. One last note, you should have pointed it at a pile of clothing or something, as thats what I always imagined was the starting point of a house fire by space heater. You'd probably see the same results anyways, but yeah.

@robdidopp7769 4 жыл бұрын

Have you tried phosphorus? By the way, ever heard of a thing called "self-ignition temperature"?

@maxz8807 4 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, I too put my space heater next to phosphorus. I do it all the time! Infact, it's a hobby of mine

@your_name_here_1 4 жыл бұрын

1 thing the keep in mind is that different materials have different flash points, if you get it to that temp it will catch fire.

@yzrunner 4 жыл бұрын

I've seen several catch fire. What I've found was they suck up a bunch of dust and debris which builds up and is what eventually catches fire. So I always check them and clean them if they are dirty.