Be careful with that thing, it's a confidential coffee maker

Re:Be careful with that thing, it's a confidential coffee maker by walrus01 on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @06:19PM (#31186538)

one of the reasons for no small appliances is that some people will bring in a $45 portable 1500W electric space heater and put it under their desk, because they feel cold, and they have totally no idea of the problems and difference that adding a 1500W resistive electric load (vs like a 25W desk lamp) to the shared 15/20A 120VAC circuits in a cubicle farm can cause. those things are absolute fire hazards when used in the wrong environment.

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Re:Be careful with that thing, it's a confidential coffee maker by Spooky23 on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @09:59PM (#31188003)

My employer sent a reminder of the guidelines on this topic recently.

Specific examples of prohibited items in office spaces include:

- Hotplates

- Hair dryers

- Cooking devices using an open flame, including propane, butane or wood.

- Car batteries and chargers.

There’s then a list of about 30 items that require a permit.

We were joking about the oddly specific nature of the items. I’m assuming some lunatic at one time had a camp chef or Weber Q in his cube cooking up some lunch.

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Re:Be careful with that thing, it's a confidential coffee maker by usefulcat on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @06:41PM (#31186735)

Bonus points if the person using the heater sits right next to the thermostat, causing the thermostat to think that the ambient air temp needs to be even lower..

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Re:Be careful with that thing, it's a confidential coffee maker by Spooky23 on Wednesday April 27, 2022 @10:00PM (#31188014)

I worked with a guy who duct-taped glove warmers to the thermostat when they had it set to 70 in August.

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