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pageflight ( pageflight@piefed.social )  to DIY@slrpnk.netEnglish · 9 months ago

My bike lock was full of ice. Hot water bottle cleared it up, WD-40 to keep it clear.

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My bike lock was full of ice. Hot water bottle cleared it up, WD-40 to keep it clear.

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pageflight ( pageflight@piefed.social )  to DIY@slrpnk.netEnglish · 9 months ago
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  • megopie ( megopie@beehaw.org ) 
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    9 months ago

    When I first read the title i saw it as “pouring boiling hot water on it cleared it up” and imagined some part in it cracking due to thermal shock.

    Not sure how big of an issue that would really be, depends on the metals in it I imagine. I know a lot of people destroy car windows trying to melt ice off them with boiling water.

    A hot water bottle is a much better option, slower heating.

    • pageflight ( pageflight@piefed.social ) OP
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      I hadn’t considered thermal shock, good caution.

      The other advantage of the water bottle is not adding more moisture to the problem.

      • Ludicrous0251 ( Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip ) 
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        Ahh just microwave that moisture out, problem solved!

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          9 months ago

          Help I did that to my cat and now it won’t speak to me anymore

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