Indeed, it does depend on the toaster. Conventional toaster OK as long as it fully dries. Some kind of fancy toaster with a microprocessor, well - it depends
Are you saying it might no longer connect to the wifi?
I put a toaster in the dishwasher (2012)
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Re: I put a toaster in the dishwasher (2012)
#72Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's a reason you don't see this type of water heater in most of the world.
I wonder, though, why there are so few incidents where this type of shower is prevalent, given that people not used to it are so worried. If the fatality rate were 0.0001%, hundreds of people would die every day.
Just in this thread alone we've found several stories of people being mildly shocked by these devices while on vacation.
It's not that people die every day from these devices, it's that in general this isn't a great way to heat water if you have alternatives available.
I don't know about you, but I would prefer not to receive a shock, no matter how minor it might be, when I step into the shower...
Re: I put a toaster in the dishwasher (2012)
#73I stopped watching the show Ozark because of the episode where the saboteur takes an AC line and drops it into the water by a dock in order to electrocute someone. I'm no expert in electricity, but I know that your body has to become a part of the circuit. Similarly, the pivotal moment at the end of The Astronaut's Wife (1999) had me groaning.
Don’t forget the former president’s story about the electric boats and sharks.
Re: I put a toaster in the dishwasher (2012)
#74Jewish law requires some new utensils to be ritually immersed in water before use[1]. There are differences of opinion around electrical appliances, but I have successfully dunked toasters, cheese toasters, and many other small appliances, let them dry for a few days, and never had any issues. In fact, had OP found this[2] article, they would have seen that > Practice has demonstrated that immersion generally does no…
Sorry for digressing, but what's a cheese toaster? That sounds exceedingly interesting.
I'd expect regular sandwich toaster with humongous amount of cheese in between bread. Not a bad thing per se, poor/busy man's source of calzones, just not a good way to make regular lunches/dinners since nothing that comes out is very healthy in non-small amounts.
Re: I put a toaster in the dishwasher (2012)
#75it's nice to occasionally see a post-galilean mind
Re: I put a toaster in the dishwasher (2012)
#76R&D electrical engineer here! I have to do this sort of thing all the time and can confidently tell you it's pretty normal. The real risk isn't really to the toaster (who cares, it's just a toaster, and even if it starts on fire when you plug it in, you're probably watching it pretty closely). No, it's that you leach lead or other such nasties (sealing rubbers, PCB epoxies, what-have-you) into your dishwasher and sta…
Poof, it’s dry now
Re: I put a toaster in the dishwasher (2012)
#77> These commenters are speaking authoritatively on subjects about which they are completely ignorant, but they are strident in doing so because they are repeating what everybody knows. They are intellectually secure in the center of a vast mob; their wisdom was received, not crafted. This is an important takeaway for me, maybe even more than “electirc devices are washable”. World is filled with conventional wisdom th…
It's not the water that's the issue generally - it's the minerals in the water. The article author got lucky this time - when electronics die from water contact, it's usually the minerals bridging connections and creating shorts. Letting the device dry does not remove those shorts. Some places have such hard water (lots of minerals) that evaporated water leaves calcium, limestone and other deposits on the surface of…
dried calcium carbonate is not a very good conductor, and neither calcium carbonate nor calcium oxide is deliquescent
(edit: i said 'calcium chloride' which is of course both wrong and irrelevant)
i think the bigger issue with electronics is overheating their electrolytic capacitors
Re: I put a toaster in the dishwasher (2012)
#78On a related note, I wonder if people around the world are familiar with electric showers. Essentially, it's a resistance similar to the one found in a toaster, placed right inside the showerhead. It heats the water as it flows through. People hearing about it for the first time are usually shocked that we don't die from electrecution.
i've been shocked by an electric shower, in perú. the hotel gave me a different room. normally the metal case around the heating element is grounded, which prevents this
i don't remember ever seeing one here in argentina (perhaps they're illegal), but they're common in many countries
Re: I put a toaster in the dishwasher (2012)
#79The anecdote of walking into a flooded band room to unplug a submerged power bar is uhh.... "shocking" to say the least. I would never walk over to a live, submerged power bar to unplug it. Especially with your feet in the water. Very risky.
Why? If both your feet are in the water (or one, for that matter) there’s no current flow. But do be sure to pull the plug from the wall by grasping the plastic cord and not touching anything else dry.
The rest of the time don’t ever pull the plug out by the cord, even though NEMA requires some appliances to use a power cord with a special bar in it to defend against such mistreatment.
Re: I put a toaster in the dishwasher (2012)
#80Earlier quoted context omitted.
I still wonder how electrocution is not a big issue. My local electricity codes say absolutely no electricity within zone 0. I get a bit nervous about hooking up IP 65 rated lights to a IP X4 rated switchbox a meter away from the shower head
There's a reason you don't see this type of water heater in most of the world.
yes, and that reason is mostly the kind of people who were asking the original poster how he made it to adulthood