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[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 18 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I can't close the AC vent in my bedroom because the little handle has been snapped off and entirely painted over so I can't even use a tool to move the fucking thing, which sucks because it's getting closer to summer and someone keeps turning the fucking heater on. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

[โ€“] L3G1T1SM3@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Imma need a fucking super powerful electromagnet to make this thing ever move again. And at that point, it might just rip the whole thing out of the vent. ๐Ÿคฃ

[โ€“] Speculater@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think they meant to block the vent using a magnetic sheet.

[โ€“] L3G1T1SM3@lemm.ee 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I did indeed mean a giant magnet

[โ€“] Speculater@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I mean... A magnetic sheet could still be a giant magnet. I'll just cover it with the super powerful electromagnet to split the difference.

[โ€“] reactionality 3 points 2 weeks ago

How do they work???

[โ€“] Gerudo@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Sometimes, you can get a screwdriver or something similar to move the vent slats more open or closed depending on how it's made.

[โ€“] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

I love it when you can't open the windows because they've been painted over.