If my home caught on fire would the clothes in my washer and dryer be safe? What about the food in my refrigerator and chest freezer?Interesting question! Up to a point they could survive. Fire will not instantly destroy everything. A lot of damage occurs when a fire is put out but smoke damage may make many items unusable. In a washer, if in water, that water could absorb a lot of heat energy, but if the water eventually evaporates, the clothes could overheat and possibly burn. Polyesters and synthetic fibers could melt even before it burns. Same can occur in a freezer. There is only so much cold to absorb intense heat, so it depends on the severity of the fire around the appliance.Another source of damage is water damage from the fire hoses or sprinkler system itself. And like in a flood, if the water is not clean, it can infuse clothing with contaminates. If the structure is heavily compromised and collapses, a washing machine could easily be crushed and leak out water, leaving the contents vulnerable.Let it be known I am not a fire fighter, or inspector of fire damage, but these answers are based on basic physical properties. Anything valuable could survive in those appliances, but only for so long.
I’ve dealt with quite a few washing machine fire investigations so feel in a reasonably good position to answer. Please note though NONE had really gone up in flames though, they all just had bad smouldering and a bit of melting at the most.First, where the user has done nothing wrong. No 1. control printed circuit board blowing.No 2. internal leaks spraying water onto electrical parts causing a semi short circuit.No 3. drain pump blocked then overheating.No 4. Dramatic Component failure like individual valves, door lock or mains smoothing capacitor.You then have a few where customers have done odd things like remove the lid and something has dropped in and touched the electrics etc.In summary, it’s rare but does happen.Inmy experience tumble dryers are no 1 and dishwashers no 2 for appliance fires.
Gunpowder combusts at roughly 425 degrees farenheit. The encasment of the gunpowder is largely paper and that combust at between 430 and 450 degrees farenheit.If you put the fire cracker in the oven and turn it up to 425 it will most likely detonate. Since most ovens have a pretty large margin of error, the fire cracker could combust anywhere aron 400 degrees farenheit.If the oven is left in the OFF position, nothing will happen.I wouldn't suggest doing any of this, of course.
The washer won't hurt the card appreciably, unless the agitator blades beat it up (which isn't all that likely if it's in a pocket or wallet or the like). If you notice the card after a wash, your best bet is to take it out, allow it to dry,and you're almost certainly good to go.The dryer *could*....static charges are very bad for magnetic things, and the strip on your card is a magnetic thing. Static charges are also bad (not *as* bad, but bad nonetheless) for chips if you have a chipped card (becoming more common, within 3 years 99.9% will be in the US). However, that's a crapshoot...just like sometimes you take clothes out of the dryer and they are fine, other times they are a staticy mess, it's almost impossible to predict what, if anything, will happen.Best recommendation: Try it and see if it works. I'd say you've got about a 50/50 shot, largely depending on what came into contact with the card while it was drying.
Dryer caught fire last night, notified apartment manager a month ago about a problem with it.?
So here is my issue, about a month ago the dryer at our apartment started making this high pitched squealing noise, so we brought it to the apt managers attention along with a smaller issue that was resolved the next day. (The toilet was leaking) she made a comment about having that fixed asap, as it was costing her money for the water bill and that she would put in a work order for a new dryer unit. We ran into the maintenance guy and he informed us that the dryer made it in (a couple days after our request) and that we would get it in the morning. Well we didn't, and another 2 weeks pass we do laundry daily and I have never left a dryer running if I wasn't there. It was really starting to get on our nerves and was really getting loud, so my bf mentioned it to the apt manager again, then we saw the maintenance guy again and was promised we would have it first thing Monday morning before something else came up (he was having trouble getting someone to help bring the unit upstairs) we even offered to help do it. Monday arrives but our dryer doesn't, we're starting to get pissed off now. A week later (last night) we're drying clothes and just dealing with the noise as usual and we hear an unusual noise come from the dryer, a small bang, we open the door and see a fire! So, it's a weekend, and there's no emergency contact number for this place, but we did manage to extinguish the fire. Tomorrow my bf will be at work, I am on the lease but I have such a short fuse (and considering our issue lead to last nights excitement) I'm wondering if it would be a bad idea for me to go have a chat with the apt manager. My bf is livid now and so am I, but he can keep his cool better than I can. I do expect them to reimburse the damage done to our clothes, I had clothes in the washer that needed to be dried, I'm tempted to take them to a cleaners and give the receipt to the apt manager as well. What is the best way to handle this situation? This apt is not approved by the BBB either.
Dryer caught fire last night, notified apartment manager a month ago about a problem with it.?
So here is my issue, about a month ago the dryer at our apartment started making this high pitched squealing noise, so we brought it to the apt managers attention along with a smaller issue that was resolved the next day. (The toilet was leaking) she made a comment about having that fixed asap, as it was costing her money for the water bill and that she would put in a work order for a new dryer unit. We ran into the maintenance guy and he informed us that the dryer made it in (a couple days after our request) and that we would get it in the morning. Well we didn't, and another 2 weeks pass we do laundry daily and I have never left a dryer running if I wasn't there. It was really starting to get on our nerves and was really getting loud, so my bf mentioned it to the apt manager again, then we saw the maintenance guy again and was promised we would have it first thing Monday morning before something else came up (he was having trouble getting someone to help bring the unit upstairs) we even offered to help do it. Monday arrives but our dryer doesn't, we're starting to get pissed off now. A week later (last night) we're drying clothes and just dealing with the noise as usual and we hear an unusual noise come from the dryer, a small bang, we open the door and see a fire! So, it's a weekend, and there's no emergency contact number for this place, but we did manage to extinguish the fire. Tomorrow my bf will be at work, I am on the lease but I have such a short fuse (and considering our issue lead to last nights excitement) I'm wondering if it would be a bad idea for me to go have a chat with the apt manager. My bf is livid now and so am I, but he can keep his cool better than I can. I do expect them to reimburse the damage done to our clothes, I had clothes in the washer that needed to be dried, I'm tempted to take them to a cleaners and give the receipt to the apt manager as well. What is the best way to handle this situation? This apt is not approved by the BBB either.
Nothing at all will happen if the lighter has no lighter fluid and if the lighter is made of metal. But assuming that the lighter is made of glass or thin plastic and the tank is full of lighter fluid, and the lighter tank breaks, spilling the fluid, the most likely thing is that your clothes will get a bit of dry-cleaning.Butane ignites at 405 Celsius. I don’t know exactly how high dryer temperatures go but I seriously doubt that any dryer hits a temperature even remotely close to 405 Celsius. My feeling is that dryer temperatures max out at 200 Celsius or less. Certain artificial fabrics — without any help at all — ignite at temperatures lower than 200 Celsius, I think.Lighter fluid that spilled in a washer would surely be significantly diluted almost instantly, unless your washer uses something other than water. So I can’t see a fire happening in a washer with the amount of butane present in a normal lighter.I would be most worried about getting sharp pieces of glass or powdered glass on my body, in this situation.
The gun powder is compressed in the firecracker much like it is in a bullet. When the fuse is lit and it burns down to the gun powder the combustion starts an exothermic chair reaction that spreads through all the gun powder very quickly. As the gun powder burs it releases energy in the form of heat, light and explosive force. As the compression waves travel outward it causes the burning particles to expand more and more pushing against the inside wall of the cardboard tube and it ruptures letting out the heat, light, sound, and gasses released during the burning of the gun powder. The energy was trapped in each grain of gun powder and by using fire you catalyze the contained exo-thermal reaction into an explosion.
Yes. Put your clothes in the dryer, then set them on fire with a match.Oh, you mean *accidentally* set your clothes on fire in the dryer *by means of drying your clothes, not by some other means.*Yes. Just set the dryer on maximum heat, and soak the clothes in a flammable liquid that self-ignites at the dryer's temperature. If it has a faulty thermostat, it can get to an even higher heat by accident.However, in addition to the thermostat, there's usually some kind of backup safety (like a bimetallic strip) that will switch off the dryer if it gets too hot.
About an hour, +/- 15 minutes. If it’s taking longer, there may be a problem.Assuming:your washer and dryer are matched,you’re not overloading the washer,the washer is spinning out the clothes as well as it ever did,AND you cleaned the lint screen before starting the cycle,an average load should take 45 to 75 minutes. It could be more or less for thetype of fabricsize of the loadlength of the vent pipethe style of the vent pipedesign of the dryeror heat cycle selected.If your dryer is consistently taking too long to dry, it needs service. It might not even be broken. Many times, it only requires a good cleaning. Cleaning is required maintenance every one to four years. When cleaning, it’s important to remove the plastic or metal box the lint screen goes into and fully clean the inside. The vent pipe can be cleaned or replaced. For cleaning, I like the Lint Eater, and I use it at work. If replacing, use rigid (galvanized) or semi-rigid (flexible aluminum) only.The thin foil tubing (not approved building code) has ridges that slow the air and catch lint. This product is often not cut to length, and the air must travel much further to reach the outside, which slows the air even more. This type of tubing can become pinched or kinked in tight spaces, again slowing the air. (Are you noticing a pattern?) Finally, the thin foil offers no resistance to fire, in the unlikely event your dryer catches fire. But your dryer won’t have a fire because you ensured your vent pipe is short, straight and clean.If the vent pipe, lint screen and dryer internals are reasonably clear, and it’s still taking too long to dry, it’s time to call a professional. Or just call. I charge less than $100 for a checkup and vent pipe cleaning (most cases.) Other companies may be even less, and some companies do not offer vent pipe cleaning. So be sure to ask when scheduling an appointment.Hope this help!