Can A Space Heater Actually Start A Fire?

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[@butterboyreviews3277]

“ I’ll be gone for two hours”...... “alright guys it’s been three days”

[@abdulqadir8258]

Lol even though i gave a reply after like 8 mounths

[@josephbeszczynski714]

The cinder blocks are stealing a lot of the heat. I wish you would had those cloth pieces hanging like from a bar or something to resemble a curtain hanging. Maybe just throw the blanket on the heaters

[@ChakatGoldstrike]

I was thinking the same thing. The concrete was a poor backing. Had it been open air or wood backing, it would have been a different story.

[@jetman80pops]

Yep something like drywall

[@joanlaws9975]

Just what I was thinking.

[@JDBloodstone]

Or a cardboard backing

[@FixerUK]

I came down here to say basically the same and noticed this comment. I would absolutely dread for someone to not take ANY of the safety warnings seriously. Thankfully there are safety mechanisms in place but not all appliances are created equally.

[@emilioorozco5891]

Fire extinguisher: Not present Lighter fluid: A few feet away Wooden garage: fully exposed yep, its fire time

[@olliebonugli8881]

Hotel: Trivago yep, it’s *holiday* time

[@seconddaymusic8393]

Exactly what we want

[@WhoDeyNation1987]

😂😂😂

[@zackaird1837]

its code to have a fire extinguisher so i'm pretty sure he has 1.

[@geofferyhill984]

@@zackaird1837 or 2 or 3

[@jenneweiner]

Tyler: "2 inches maybe 3 inches away" Everyone who watched the video: ...... "Maybe one inch"

[@Warclubz]

Also it was on a 2x4 soooo haha

[@Bobdylan12121]

@@Warclubz 2x4 thing doesn't really matter, that doesn't make it closer or farther away. And you can clearly see at the very top of the heater, since it's angled, it is about 2 inches away. The bottom of the heater is probably about 0.5 inches away. He's not entirely wrong and probably just glanced at it and guesstimated the average distance.

[@TheLinkoln18]

@@Bobdylan12121 But the wood is literally 2 inches by 4 inches, so you can easily see the distance is about 1 inch.

[@caidenrandolph7257]

@@TheLinkoln18 Imagine thinking that a 2 by 4 is 2"*4"

[@TheLinkoln18]

@@caidenrandolph7257 Imagine not knowing an approximation... ie. 1 3/4” by 3 3/4” is known as 2b4, as it is a close approximation...

[@norsevikingsir4932]

I've fought many fires as a fireman caused by space heaters. There are so many variables to it. Bad wiring, grease in a kitchen, work rags with grease or fuel on them, dry paper, dirty dusty heater elements, something spilled, etc.

[@mikeprentiss6110]

💯🤔😎

[@TheCustomEverythingChannel]

Yep exactly

[@ayekantspeylgud]

Norse Viking Æsir thank you and thank you for your service

[@ChrissehCat]

Yeah he wasn’t using the most flammable materials. Should’ve tried paper or materials that aren’t flame retardant. Definitely better safe than sorry, follow the rules! Thank you for your service!

[@ihatepredstheysmellbad9349]

Did you just say “dry” paper

[@boredtrucker860]

I've gotta say, as a fireman, space heaters do cause fires. We just had one here locally from one that tipped over and the tip safety switch didn't shut it off! It was a cheap $20 one from Walmart

[@drumbeatsoffline6804]

Was anyone hurt?

[@boredtrucker860]

Luckily the owner of the home has a very brave neighbor, the owner was awaken and removed by their neighbor, not all of their pets were as lucky though. The house was a total loss.

[@horrorfordays8604]

Thanks for your duty!❤

[@cornfarts]

I believe it

[@boxman139]

Steven Gibbons one reason why I don’t leave it on overnight. Only if I’m awake and have direct line of sight to the unit will I use it.

[@tannerhunter7241]

I do believe that the cinder blocks were acting as a heat sync or whatever. It’s not allowing the towel and blanket to heat up bc it is absorbing the heat

[@MrJeffschefke]

I’m extremely sure this is what’s going on, bricks are actually really good heat sinks

[@campndude9068]

Ues

[@remb9614]

I believe so too. Especially since the wood underneath seemed to be hotter than the material on the blocks

[@ttbro29]

Thats what i was thinking

[@gorsching]

Not only were they heat sinks but the gaps in the blocks allowed the heat to be absorbed in the air so it never heated the whole block like say a bed would. Also is the fleece blanket fire resistant?

[@abigailrichmond-dcruz9735]

29:32 had me in stitches. Tyler: don’t know why I’m taking a temperature, it’s on fire.

[@legendofzelda9671]

I love how the video just turns into Tyler desperately trying to start a fire.

[@Shadow.w]

arsonism at its finest

[@pambotts7334]

@@Shadow.w well to be fair that is really why he wanted to make the video he more than likely was not expecting them to be that safe and was thinking they would catch a towel on fire in like 10 minutes

[@poxper9668]

Nice fuckin logo dude

[@TotallyNotThomas]

Ugh, thanks for spoiling the video

[@classycajun7806]

Master! master!

[@AllenHerpTV]

Well here’s Tyler risking his whole neighborhood for a KZbin video.

[@pambotts7334]

He does that every video if you have not noticed

[@_Vixxenn_]

As per usual lol

[@s1n1stersixsgaming8]

Join us next time for: Which fire extinguisher works best

[@AllenHerpTV]

S1n1stersixs Gaming : now that was funny. I’m surprised I got 81 likes on this.

[@dontneedtoknow5836]

Well I mean the government killed thousands of people for the sake of science. One culdasack is nothing.

[@juulian_6373]

Tyler: Let’s set stuff on fire Cinder blocks: Nah brah

[@dustylebaron2307]

Hi Tyler, I’ve been watching your videos for a long time now. I enjoy your content and appreciate the tests that you perform. With this test, I wanted to share my perspective. As you said, fires could happen but the conditions have to be right. I was a first responder and firefighter for 13 years. I’ve had several calls involving space heaters. One of the worst calls I was ever on involved 3 children trapped in a house. Upon arriving on scene, 2 homes were on fire and a vehicle as the fire had spread. We heard the children screaming and was able to get the oldest out of the house, his body was burned over 85%. The other 2 children became silent, we called out to them many times while inside of the burning home. We found them under their bed deceased...ages 3 and 13 months. The cause of the fire was a blanket falling off the bed onto the space heater. Parents left the oldest in charge and he went to sleep in the living room. The space heater was a 60’s-70’s era toastmaster brand. After investigation, it’s believed that the blanket fell onto one of the elements as the safety grating was more open on the older models. Maybe something you could test in the future? I just wanted to share that story so that people still take precautions when using these heaters, especially with older models.

[@paulghignon4092]

From dealing with space heaters myself, the reason why they say no extension wires is because the plug can get absurdly hot, and needs the open air to cool it. If anything happens to sit on top of that plug (maybe say a blanket by accident) it will 100% catch fire after so long; I accidentally did this and almost caused a fire, the plug melted and slightly scorched the blanket. I learned to respect these things real quick.

[@user-pi5xz5je4y]

The plug shouldn't get hot.

[@Achiyugo]

The plug getting hot means they used too thin of wire for the heater, or you were over drawing for the electrical system for the house.

[@WolfkunDotInfo]

Corrosion on the plug can cause it to get hot too. Saw an AC once where the plug had overheated. Both plug and outlet had to be replaced. It was due to corrosion on the plug.

[@animeloveer97]

mine didnt even need to touch a blanket i used it in my shed that was like 22F hanging down off a huge nail (like draped over it in case rain got in the door) and that mf outlet still melted (room was 57) lol heater was fine but obv the slight melting on the plug box makes me not trust it

[@ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641]

They say no extension cables because 90% of this country doesn't know that different extension cables are rated for different amounts of power, and a melted extension cord won't trip the breakers in your house, so using the wrong cord can easily start a fire. If you buy a heavy duty extension cord rated for high amperage, it's fine to use them. If you get an extension cord with a fuse in it, it's even safer.

[@581rosemary]

I am no expert but i would like to see you do these experiments again and remove the cement blocks and hang the cloths up like a curtain. You didn't allow any air flow between the heater and fabric because the cement is too close.

[@TheCustomEverythingChannel]

Yep and the blocks took all the heat

[@despicablememe4140]

Agreed

[@doughboy5840]

100% right I hope he listens to us

[@aaronguenther3577]

Same thing i was thinking

[@deannaelizabeth927]

At 20:00 he drapes a curtain over them, without cement blocks...

[@Cronposh]

nobody: Tyler: *temperature scans a burning object* Tyler: _500 degrees.._

[@Kj_Gamer2614]

Patrick von Preußen I’m assuming thats Fahrenheit. If so what’s it in Celsius

[@johnathanbryan7015]

Kj Gamer 260°C.

[@Yung_Bnoxxx]

500 degrees Celsius

[@centralnewyorkresponses7887]

GAME FOR FAME i’m American so I have no clue what that is in Fahrenheit.

[@aguynamedsmith6489]

I started a fire with my space heater when I was younger. I got curious as to how hot it really was and touched a piece of paper to the coil. Burned my rug, set off the fire alarm, and stomped it out before any got to the room. Luckily the paper all burned up and I just said it fell over.

[@-carina-]

Tyler is teaching us how to successfully pull off insurance fraud. 😂

[@TheCustomEverythingChannel]

Hahahahahaha

[@nickdesert7304]

@@TheCustomEverythingChannel lol

[@bobafruti]

Carina Johnson pretty sure his method would lead to prison time and not successful fraud 👍🏻

[@sicsided]

As someone who works in forensics in fire investigations, we would be able to figure it out pretty easily that it was arson.

[@Zamasu2]

You dumb enough to do it?

[@chelseafisher5103]

I got soooooo stressed out when he kept putting his hands over the cord saying "it could catch on fire any minute" like back up my man 😂

[@angelotangelo8956]

Me too! :p I can't mess with electricity either. What if it sparked!? And he's got a jerry can in the corner with what LOOKS to be filled halfway with gasoline!! :o ............ But still enjoyed the video regardless. Safely first! :)

[@simplymommlogical620]

I had so much anxiety this whole video. He kept touching the heaters while they were on!

[@GibbyG13]

This video makes me feel stupid that I managed to get pants THAT I WAS WEARING to catch fire from a space heater 💀

[@davidburroughs7068]

No need to feel bad. Does it happen every time, so thank goodness the news goes on about it? No, it doesn't happen every time. Yes, it does happen from time to time, and usually when we've stepped out for a minute or gone to bed. And that's when we have little chance to unplug the cord, put out the fire with our home extinguisher, etc. People die every year by being the rare unlucky ones, and the main things in common for the small area heaters are too much draw on the cord, contact with nearby objects, water splashing or soaking the heater (can lead to electrocution). The liability to the manufacturer is huge, so they will put every warning on there they think makes sense for people who may have no experience with these things.

[@kevinmckenna9363]

@@davidburroughs7068 wtf🤣

[@christopherbonanno1120]

Well that does it I’m no longer wrapping my extensions cords in towels 😂

[@MrBilld75]

lmao!

[@Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access]

I never use space heaters out here in my forest because I just can't risk a forest fire

[@Deepwaterjew]

Kiss your home goodbye. Smokey didn't teach me jack shit.

[@christiancomputing8771]

That would be a bummer.

[@TheCrystalGlow]

Using a ceramic heater as long as it’s hooked up directly to the wall and provided your home is capable of handling that sort of current, I can guarantee that no fires can come from it.

[@crystallewis9956]

Only you can prevent forest fires 🔥

[@Shinpew]

Your fur should give you enough heat anyway.

[@ethanroten4627]

Do 5 “supposedly” water proof/resistant electronic items in water. In my opinion would be a great video! May not be in your opinion. But hey it’s an idea😀

[@elijahsvrbinge7166]

Yes!

[@lokeelee4505]

This would be a good video

[@heimlichhotrods]

😂😂😂🤘🏻😎EPIC

[@bigtyahn]

Give this crazy ass boy an idea. And it will happen

[@anitrabrooks8506]

GREAT IDEA!!!

[@Casketkrusher_]

This channel is underrated. It's always fun to see you experiment. I've been subbed since you did the glue thing.

[@joshuashaw9384]

Most flammables and flammable liquids have a combustibility temperature of 572°F to over 1,022°F. As your temperature gun displayed the max temperature you were reaching was just over 250°F which is another 277°F from combusting. Most residential heating units have automatic shutoff switches set to shut off once they reach an internal temperature of 300°F making it impossible(very hard) to catch anything on fire. The reason company's have such strong warning labels is due to: 1.) The fear of a safety feature failing and catching a home on fire. In our current sue happy community they would loose their ass! 2.) There are certain materials that have a VERY low combustibility temperature, allowing that 250°F to be plenty enough to combust a material. 3.) If you were to get a heating units too close to anything and fabric or dust were to land directly on the heating elements the internal safety switches couldn't catch the hazzard in time due to the material heating at a rate greater then the unit which would allow the material to reach its combustibility temperature before the internal safety reached it's safety shutoff temperature. If you want to see fire try this test again with commercial heating units commonly used by contractors and workers like space heaters...those things shoot 2ft flames out the port 😂. That's sure to catch something on fire.

[@stimpy_thecat]

Thanks Tyler! You've inspired me to dunk my old space heater in gasoline.

[@goreobsessed2308]

Upload it for science

[@fizzy4050]

Gore Obsessed good idea 💡

[@FAKE-NAME]

So... did ya do it yet?

[@ZhipFrag]

This guy has to have some expesive insurance premiums.

[@ayekantspeylgud]

Zhip Frag 🤣 hopefully his insurance company doesn't watch his videos 😂

[@totustuuskeely5780]

It cant be anymore expensive than your school

[@ZhipFrag]

@@totustuuskeely5780 well I admit I don't have a clue how much schools pay for insurance. to be honest i figured being those are government buildings they probably don't have insurance. So I suppose with that in mind we all probably pay way more than a school. Unless its a private school, i dont think thats a government program. 🤔

[@SandF3DPrinting]

@@ZhipFrag they were talking about your spelling mistake...

[@roohahammad300]

RIP the editor omg why is no one talking about how sad he looked 😂

[@harrisontheeditor]

good question

[@ILOVEMUSIC159]

😂

[@Get_Ogre_Here]

He should listen to some tøp : ^)

[@deano509]

Why would you use cinder blocks with cloth directly on it it's acting as a heat sink put a blanket over over the space heater or wrap it up in a towl it will catch on fire with in 20 mins

[@centralnewyorkresponses7887]

from what you hear. Depends on what it’s touching.

[@1990paulieboy]

Extension cord wires... Nobody: Tyler: there's some smoke, thats a good sign!!

[@oldcroneysgarage9739]

Great sign!!!

[@drumbeatsoffline6804]

Your a dweeb for that edit

[@lowkey5907]

😂 😂

[@lonespartan100]

When you edit the comment to thank people for likes, you lose the right to have top comment

[@olivert4648]

omg stfu

[@annaobrien7995]

You should test how long it takes straighteners to set something on fire, the amount of times I’ve left my straighteners on the carpet for like 10 minutes and it’s melted🤦🏻‍♀️ might make for an interesting video! 😊❤️

[@CookieMunstaaa]

I would absolutely love to see no fire start and then I can go on living my life only worrying about melting the two strips of carpet 😂

[@Havacado313]

I'm not even gonna ask why you have straighteners on a carpet XD

[@autumn_]

I left mine on my rug for 8 hours while I was at school and it only burned my carpet, any longer and it would’ve started a fire

[@dianavaldivia6056]

Omg yes!!! I just comment that before seeing this!!

[@b4ushout563]

Anna how old r u.

[@captaintrips8786]

i feel like he straight forgot paper existed in households.

[@sydnisadlier]

"if it does get out of control, just put it out or something"

[@poponater1000]

when i was young, my neighbor's house burned down when his kid left a towel draped over a lamp. similar kind of thing that could be good to test

[@brubowski9468]

My brother put a lamp on his blanket to “warm it up for bed” and it started fire

[@DraconicMaker]

@Conquest Blade let me guess the house burned down or the bed just got burned and charred?

[@brubowski9468]

Yes we all died

[@goreobsessed2308]

@@brubowski9468 cool a ghost hello ghosty

[@edthe1owapyr020]

I’m worried about Tyler. He’s been trying to commit insurance fraud and posting his failures. The companies must be onto him by now Edit: thanks for the likes lol

[@ayekantspeylgud]

Ed The 1owa pyr0 - when did he file an insurance claim to be attempting to commit insurance fraud?

[@taermina8907]

Literally came here to say this! 😂

[@DarkDisc1]

@@ayekantspeylgud r/whooosh

[@katiebrooke9040]

In order to be trying to commit insurance fraud you have to file an insurance claim so when did he say he filed a claim? Or are you just assuming stuff

[@coolusername6647]

Katie Brooke it is a joke because this could look be played off as the sort of fire that an insurance company would pay for

[@misunderstoodpoet2990]

Fun fact: you're not watching in full screen

[@goreobsessed2308]

I am comments are on another screen :p

[@sode565]

How do you know that! i wasnt watching full screen, !

[@lucasceleste4743]

@@sode565 bc u typed that with your elbow

[@JonnyTsunami277]

Fun fact: U might be right

[@kaylaa8092]

Fun fact you're wrong.

[@goose3696]

Idk why but I can take Tyler seriously he sounds so kind and hes like "Obviously knowing me i want DESTRUCTION AND FIRE

[@jessicalong4744]

28:00 You can hear Tyler get upset because it ain't going the way he wants lmao

[@snowballil3133]

The rubber coating melted off and the wires arked.

[@thomasharmon1529]

So glad your back missed u brotha!!! Your channel is so amazing and entertaining. Thanks m8

[@yammy071]

After watching one video, I ended watching 6 in my break. But now that I have subscribed I'm not missing none. Finally someone doing real testing

[@ethanteagarden6585]

Tyler: As you can see this is non adjustable.... but it does have this adjustable knob

[@tomatobark4328]

Lol yea I don't get wat he meant by that either

[@samscott3153]

tomato bark position of the heater

[@Senihmo]

That’s a thermostat that shuts off the heater when it gets to a certain temperature, while “adjustable” means that it would run at a lower power level

[@Mota_og]

Next video Tyler: “So I burned my house down” (not click bait) 😂

[@tjcmoto5484]

Would anyone think it was clickbait?

[@brandonclements7875]

Lol

[@tinagarrett6853]

yes

[@graydenstill2642]

Mans wearing. Beasty merch ✊ RESPECT

[@crosswired9]

3:27 Tyler "that'll be fun" Side of heater reads "multifun"

[@rachelannkrueger7638]

I didn't think the old heater was late 80s early 90s with that wood grain look to it .because that was a 70s to a mid 80s thing.

[@morerandomvids648]

8:45 WOOOSH, THERE GOES TYLER'S BEARD. LMAO

[@ryanpond8470]

Haha

[@littlekingcobrasden4217]

ironic I find this video the morning after the extension cord my heater was plugged in to caught fire.

[@Nikolaos34]

As a residential electrician, I can tell you for a fact that space heaters can most certainly start a fire. The real culprit is the amperage draw, most space heaters I've encountered are rated at 1500W. The modern plug circuit is 15A, sometimes 20A. So here's the math: 1500W / 120V = 12.5A. At 15A that's 80% of the circuit, and at 20A it's 60%. Add one more space heater to the same circuit and you are going to exceed the maximum draw. Now add other miscellaneous household appliances and you have a recipe for some serious heat. In most cases modern homes will protect you from exceeding the amperage draw. Arc fault breakers and GFCIs are both capable of preventing electrical fires. It's the older homes with improperly sized wire, old breakers, and old outlets that are the most susceptible to electrical fires.

[@maxwellssilverhammer]

Yes it can. I just fought a space heater caused fire last week. Be careful with them

[@panickedhispanic5933]

How do you fight a space heater 😂

[@s13steven]

Dem0nic Fire Gaming a space heater caused fire..

[@maxwellssilverhammer]

@@panickedhispanic5933 How do you game with demonic fire? Oldies playlists?

[@panickedhispanic5933]

@@maxwellssilverhammer I play in hell and I like old music 😃

[@maxwellssilverhammer]

@@panickedhispanic5933 OK boomer 😘

[@BigCorgiBoss]

Idk if it makes a difference or not. But I feel like having concrete behind the towels is going to help pull heat from the towels.

[@hoytdotblohm]

I was thinking the same, should have it up against a piece of drywall.

[@nebulous962]

20:39 how about this?

[@hoytdotblohm]

@@nebulous962 I was thinking air flow honestly, general take away for me is that so long as I'm reasonably careful there really should be no way for me to burn my house down. This was a fairly comforting video honestly.

[@Mitsuki_TheWolf174]

A lot of times people do not realize 90% of the fires from these small heaters start due to the outlet becoming hot, especially houses that were built in the 70’s and use aluminum wiring. Usually the wiring in the wall or at junctions will become very hot after a period of time especially with loose wire connectors... the wiring may light on fire and you’ll have a unknown fire starting inside your wall somewhere while you’re sleeping.

[@alyshalittle2943]

Tyler: Here’s some random heater I took from my mom’s attic. Let’s see if I can start a fire!!!

[@bentramer682]

Pfft that's Tuesday first me

[@roger4375]

What you need to do is put each one in an enclosed container, Like a metal box to see if the heater catches itself on fire. The other thing is: you have the fabric hugging the fire proof brick. No oxygen on the backside of the fabric= no fire....

[@JGDyffryn]

You should considering investing in a thermal camera if you’re going to do more of these type of videos. They are really affordable for ones that attach to a smartphone and give you a ton of data points and awesome pictures. Maybe try reaching out to seek and flir to see if they might be interested in giving you one.

[@MNDashcam]

Good idea but make sure you get a thermal camera that's radiometric. Don't get a cheaper one that just shows you thermal. Get one that actually records temperature data in every pixel so you don't get a general relative temperature you actually get legit data.

[@mitchellbaird1628]

I love this guy so much bro. Real content and no foolishness for views. He’s a wholesome type of funny too

[@1TrollaSourasRex1]

I love that this test is being done in a wooden shed where you can see a fuel cannister in the bottom left hand side lmao

[@sweetiedarling5736]

Leave them on for 6 hours. Like when the fires normally start. 3 to 4 in the morning when everyone sleep.

[@gamer8622]

Did you even watch the video? All of them shut down before he could even reach that point from safety mechanisms

[@The_Sweep_Life]

@@gamer8622 that doesn't mean that a fire wont happen under different conditions tho. He had the heaters butted up to a cinder block which blocked a lot of the airflow and shut the thermal switches down before they could get hot enough. If it were say a few more inches away and blowing on hanging curtains that weren't sitting on big heat sinks (cinderblocks) they likely would have ignited. I had a heater from Walmart that I plugged in and ran for an hour. I noticed a burning smell and went to turn it off and unplug it. The plug was so hot the plastic was like jello and smelled horrible. It would have gone up I'm sure if I hadn't been there to smell the plug melting.

[@mikeprentiss6110]

For real 😎

[@tommysanfilippo3165]

That’s your houses wiring that caused that though. Not a faulty space heater.

[@sweetiedarling5736]

@@tommysanfilippo3165 No, people sleep next to them with blankets and those catch fire. And they have to be at room temp before turning on or they catch fire.

[@AnAngelSeraphim]

I love that your using “20s” music lol, it IS the 20s again!

[@m.w.4976]

Good job bro! I really proud of you for getting that to start!

[@JJN603]

you are the best man. 🍻 legit have the best videos that have real questions that need answering.

[@aaronusher3097]

Tyler puts the heating fan on the table....." oh that's in Spanish"...lol!

[@justinvallange]

I had just finished my university Spanish homework before watching this and I didn't realize until he said it oops

[@explosive_shart9405]

I had a space heater start shooting blue sparks out in the middle of the night and making a horrible noise. I woke up in a panic and unplugged it so fast.

[@Doom-xo3un]

I have personally watched my space heater catch fire randomly. I was supposed to go to the store but luckily I stayed home or I would have lost everything. It was a stand up rotating heater.

[@CalebDais_8554]

Love how much Tyler’s confidence has improved

[@Slaterking2010]

Can't even get the wires hot in the UK, every plug is protected by a fuse.

[@The_Sweep_Life]

It's so much more dangerous in the US my friend.

[@chelseagruenwald]

Joe Boredom no, it’s not. they don’t use the water safe outlets in the UK

[@The_Sweep_Life]

@@chelseagruenwald what do you mean by water safe? Like ground fault Interrupters?

[@ygjuice69]

Joe Boredom I don’t think they have gfi outlets lol

[@mikeprentiss6110]

Good to no😎

[@bubl8015]

now this is something worth while doing a test on - good job on this one

[@zanebush2458]

My favorite youtuber hands down

[@amayanekonya]

When my mom was a kid, they had a big dog who loved the little space heaters. Allegedly that dog just sat so close to the space heater it made the thing stop working. That dog blew out like 4 space heaters.

[@mirandascoool]

My papaw and dad were in the garage working on my mom's racecar and one of them created a spark that set the space heater on fire and it melted the skin off my papaws left hand. Skin was hanging off his hand, my mom was screaming it was chaos. He made a full recovery from that incident. Sure do miss my papaw.

[@davidp2888]

"We're going to be breaking rules today." And this is different from other videos....how?!

[@jacksonanderson2820]

When I was younger and living in New Hampshire it got really cold one night and my mom set up a heater in my room. Being my 4 year old self I proceeded to place my toy rubber lizards on the heating coils repeatedly. Eventually starting a fire, as you would expect.

[@lelandharper2099]

“ I really just wanted to catch something on fire” I like this guy 😂

[@TechnicalDifficulty2]

Very typical reaction here. Electrical fire starts and the first thing people always do is grab their infrared thermometer and point it at the fire out of curiosity how hot it is.

[@St._Jaden_P]

Tyler:"Alright. Today, we're gonna be breaking rules." Me: (Presses like button) I'm gonna enjoy this.

[@deebugplays]

People normally try to prevent Fires and he is trying to start one. Lol. I love this. It defeats the purpose of fire safety but.... I get a kick out of this. Great vids dude. Keep up the good work.

[@foxtrot889]

You should've put the cord in the final test just on top of the towel to simulate the cord just running along a carpet. And as others have said, the cinder blocks do a great job of holding heat. I think they're safer than people make it seem, but still very much more dangerous than this video alludes to.

[@Havacado313]

Tyler: keeps touching the cord he's trying to catch on fire. My anxiety: it's groovin'

[@justindufresne5805]

I'm having a lot of panic, and not a lot of disco.

[@jshmccoy2190]

Finally my boy posted something

[@fatefulferret8241]

I would really like to have seen this done in more of an office setting. Things like printer paper, or even dust bunnies. I feel like I see space heaters used way more in that type of setting, rather than next to cloth. And paper and dust are far more flammable.

[@sparkberg]

This test is so flawed it hurts my brain. As an electrician, I see the damage caused by space heaters on a fairly regular basis, not just to furniture and clothes, but also to the building's wiring and devices(receptacles, breakers, etc) from excessive current over time which leads to all sorts of additional hazards. I'm sure other electricians and firefighters have a good wealth of stories regarding space heaters. Cords get pinched or cut and it can go unnoticed. Plugs can be partially pulled out causing an arc. Telling people not to worry about it and to ignore the warnings could land you in a big mess. More importantly, consider the lives of your viewers. Be safe, folks!

[@mejustme5563]

Boomer Quit getting all butthurt

[@maxfelson9467]

@@mejustme5563 aw he's just trying to help guy, I might get where you might be coming from, but buzz off with that will ya

[@mejustme5563]

@@maxfelson9467 nah g

[@maxfelson9467]

@@mejustme5563 may I ask why ?

[@mejustme5563]

@@maxfelson9467 no tf never said u did

[@Archphoenix1]

he is back, and he didnt age one day, unlike the shit he put in jars before he went on vacation.

[@SuperArmus]

Anyone else noticed a bunch of canisters filled with flammable liquids on the floor? Not the best area to conduct heat stress tests.

[@ninjafaceify]

Perfect place for it depending on your goals, his seems to be destruction so.....all good

[@javierguevara4909]

Don't lie, you're just trying to start a fire in general.

[@robertgaines-tulsa]

In general, cord connectors are the most vulnerable part of an electrical cord for overheating. If the cord looks like a general electronics cord, it may be hazardous. Cheap plugs often have two thin plates folded together rather than thinker solid prongs. Thicker prongs make a tighter, more solid connection. You should monitor how warm a plug gets during operation. If it gets beyond a tad warm, but take the thing back and get a better heater. If it is an older heater, you can buy a heavy duty plug to replace the existing plug which should make it a lot more safer. To tell you the truth, it should be mandatory to put thermal fuses in heater plugs. Newer heaters have thermal fuses inside the heater itself, but the plug is another vulnerable point of overheating that should have a thermal fuse. They are designed to pass normal operating current while remaining cool but are placed on or close to an object that needs to be monitored for overheating. When an overheating situation occurs, the metal will melt at or near the intended maximum temperature cutting off power to the device. They place thermal fuses in a good deal of household devices now but not in the plug itself where one needs to be, and this needs to change.

[@TechHowden]

Also loose outlets can be a huge problem

[@mikeslife634]

Yes they can start a fire it happened to my cousin when he put mine to close to cardboard and started a fire in the garage

[@GhostOfBillCooper]

Yeah paper would be a much better test than fabric.

[@THEWRNGLER101]

You should do the same video but with different materials, I’m curious what a paper towel will do, especially with the old heater

[@Techience]

The reason that the heater felt hotter at 7:28 even though it was much cooler is due (essentially) to the conductivity of the material you’re touching, the heater transferred heat to your hand faster, if you let it sit longer it may have lit

[@Techience]

Cool vids though :)

[@oldcrackadated]

You have some very entertaining videos , keep it going

[@kirktwist1266]

You were never gonna get that to work...the cinder blocks worked as a heatsink soaking up all that heat....

[@Eric12886]

He does something stupid in every video.

[@kirktwist1266]

I wouldn't say he does something stupid each time. I would however say alot of his vids are not completely well thought out. This idea had merit, however because he didn't do much research, hes putting dangerous info out there for the more ill informed to believe as fact

[@whitebread1011]

Damn dude.. where you been .. u cant leave us hangin that long ..unless ur on vacation or got arrested.. ..lol. love ur videos.

[@drumbeatsoffline6804]

That's was I'm saying dude should post more!

[@jakemangi4815]

He said a couple weeks ago he was taking a quick break.

[@MustangGuy6501]

Good to know Tyler

[@ActivistVictor]

29:14 that isn’t smoke, it’s steam, steam from the steamed clams we’re having!

[@telepathic6216]

Dang, haven't even gotten a notification yet lol

[@TheCrystalGlow]

How on earth are you pulling 4000 W out of an outlet and extension cord? Why isn’t the breaker doing its job?

[@CeeJayThe13th]

It would depend on the amount of amps for the breaker to trip (amperage and wattage are linked but I can't remember exactly how it all works) and there's no guarantee that he's even getting power from a breaker or that it's not like a big ass breaker for the whole garage or something along those lines.

[@Cyberflow]

It didn't even trip after it burned and shorted out. It must have been massively over fused.

[@totalmetaljacket789]

I mean, 4000 W on a 120V outlet is only 33 amps.

[@CeeJayThe13th]

@@totalmetaljacket789 that's what I came up with also but I wasn't super confident because I don't know exactly how those heaters work. There could very well be a little transformer that steps up the voltage (taking amperage down) or steps it down (increasing the amps) or it converts to DC or God knows what other things. I really don't know what's inside them. Either way, I feel like you probably wouldn't even trip a 15 amp breaker just running 3 space heaters.

[@dorvinion]

That's what I'm wondering. Its not unrealistic that the a garage circuit would be protected by a 20 amp breaker, but that should have tripped immediately when loaded with 4000W. On the other hand, he could have a 50 amp 220v circuit in his garage and for this test is using one hot and the neutral. If that were the case, the home wiring would still have been protected, and the only real fire danger was the extension cord itself.

[@GolDGreg]

“I don’t know why I’m taking it’s temperature, it’s on fire” hahaha

[@Juliasky333]

When I was younger we had a larger space heater and it was plugged into an extension cord that was placed over our wooden bar and the cord caught the wood on fire in the middle of the night. (my dog alerted us and we were able to stop it before it got too serious) just wanted to put that out there Bc it is very possible for them to start fires, maybe not the ones he is using Bc they are a smaller size but yea it happens lol

[@harveyplays9418]

hey where did you find that 80s like heater

[@TheMonDon1721]

Probably in the 80s

[@pambotts7334]

Probably e bay or craigslist

[@Stuff_said_]

I bet he went over to his parents house and found it

[@keithmerrell5451]

When I was younger my buddy and I had a old house. He was sleeping on the couch when i got home and i smelt something. Went into the front room and the space heater had malfunctioned and caught fire. It was right below our projection screen. I was able to put the fire out and save my friend. Sent the company the heater and they said it was a problem with the heater and offered me another one. I said no I want my money.

[@ambermarie421]

This video is Tyler trying to catch things of fire for 33 minutes

[@wizkid1]

Noticed the handle was on backwards on the first heater lol. Great video!