HHR Explodes
03-25-2019, 11:20 AM
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03-28-2019, 07:09 PM
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I can testify that this is easy to do.
I had a significantly stupid situation similar to this....
I'll shorten the story considerably.........I have a large business size paper shredder. It came time to empty the waste and I removed the container and bag to take out side. At the same time I noticed the shredding mechanism needed cleaning as well, so it was unplugged and taken out as well. Paper pieces were carefully removed from the shredder head, it's a "confetti" type so multiple sharp cutters. Noticing a lot of paper "fuzz" I decided to blow it out with compressed air. Being lazy, it's a big large shredder, I elected not to utilize my garage compressor. Instead I used canned air.....the type that's used on computers and such. Did a great job and took everything back into the house, assembled, dry lubed and plugged it in. Of course it would need testing. Went to shred a piece of scrap paper and it went BOOM. Apparently THE CANNED AIR PROPELLENT WAS COMBUSTABLE. Luckily there was about 15-20 minutes in between the air spraying and the start up. No injury, BUT I learned a lesson. I ARE DUMB.
You may laugh now and call me names!!
I had a significantly stupid situation similar to this....
I'll shorten the story considerably.........I have a large business size paper shredder. It came time to empty the waste and I removed the container and bag to take out side. At the same time I noticed the shredding mechanism needed cleaning as well, so it was unplugged and taken out as well. Paper pieces were carefully removed from the shredder head, it's a "confetti" type so multiple sharp cutters. Noticing a lot of paper "fuzz" I decided to blow it out with compressed air. Being lazy, it's a big large shredder, I elected not to utilize my garage compressor. Instead I used canned air.....the type that's used on computers and such. Did a great job and took everything back into the house, assembled, dry lubed and plugged it in. Of course it would need testing. Went to shred a piece of scrap paper and it went BOOM. Apparently THE CANNED AIR PROPELLENT WAS COMBUSTABLE. Luckily there was about 15-20 minutes in between the air spraying and the start up. No injury, BUT I learned a lesson. I ARE DUMB.
You may laugh now and call me names!!
