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Daily Discussion Thread: 🤳📱↘️🚽 🤯 Wednesday, August 14, 2024 (aussie.zone)

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[–] Baku@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Would it work out cheaper to buy a couple of the $15 heaters from Kmart and plug them in each room you want heated? Might not be able to heat while rooms, but surely at those prices, it's better to use hearing to take the edge off, and using layers and savvy planning for the rest (ie only heat the rooms people are in, and try to concentrate everyone into as few places as practical)?

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 9 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Don't. No. No anko stuff.

My anko heater from Kmart burst into flames last year. And it eats electricity like a fucking beast.

[–] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

jeez. naughty anko!

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So so naughty

[–] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

Anko, so hot right now. Anko.

[–] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago

I heart Anko

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I haven't had many issues with their heaters. Always get your electronics test and tagged yearly if you can, and make sure you keep the elements free of dust (use an air duster monthly to make sure nothing accumulates on the heating elements)

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not worth the risk. They're shithouse. 🤚

[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago

Heaters are definitely something you don't want to FAFO with. I got lucky with an op shop find of a decent oil fin heater and then being gifted a nice DeLonghi wall mountable electric heater in almost new condition after my neighbour passed away...

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

I agree. Couple of those oil column heaters in the bedrooms, a knock off oodie and electric throw or 2 in the lounge room. Would be a fuckton cheaper.

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago

Don’t know. Already only heat the central part of the house. Have a heater of our own too to actually move air. Wanted to be gone by March to avoid this!