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zs15 t1_j20fexi wrote

Reply to comment by Amyx231 in RIP my Remington hairdryer, faithful dryer of hair 2011/06–2022/12/28 by SensitiveSirs

I got a ConAir my sophomore year off HS (2005) and it's still running. 11 years for a simple tool doesn't seem notably long.

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Amyx231 t1_j20fv6n wrote

Dang. My mom’s Conair blow dryer from 2004 or 2005 still works. But it only gets used once or twice a year so….

I’ve never actually had electronics die on me. Except computers. And LED battery-operated light strands (tbf, $10 lights lasting almost 3 years of year-round use is pretty impressive). But normal stuff like curling irons still work decades later. It’s just…basic tech. Sturdy. But the OP’s blow dryer probably died die to heat from the clogged vent and insides.

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zs15 t1_j20hpqi wrote

I've used mine nearly every day, except for that stretch during COVID when all us guys decided to try buzz cuts.

I do clean out the vent every year though.

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Amyx231 t1_j20hzdz wrote

That’s the way!!! Take care of it and it’ll take care of you!

My dad’s electric water kettle still works a decade later. I refuse to use it cause to me rust is icky, but mine still works 7 years later too! He refuses to use mine cause to him plastic parts is icky. Lol. Daily use indeed.

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SignificantSmotherer t1_j26zp4w wrote

When I had my waist-length mane, I experienced my first ConAir failure at the stylist: “Dude, what’s that smell?”

(Blue flames leaping out of the vent, he drops it on the floor.)

Two home ConAir dryers also went out in a blaze of glory. I like their airflow better than the Sunbeam that replaced them, but three strikes was enough.

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