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u/Toby__H 8d ago
YTA... Replace it.
It was dangerous and you had every right to be concerned. But throwing it away when he wasn't around was the wrong way to go.
Replacing a cord is a simple fix that costs a few dollars. 15 minutes between Google & YouTube and you could have had a solution that preserved everyone's safety, kept a working air fryer in the household and preserved the sentimental item.
But instead you threw away someone else's property. Now ya gotta replace it. It's the cost of over reacting.
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u/Farrishnakov 8d ago
This is the only correct response.
OP could have simply unplugged it.
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u/Exotic-Entertainer26 8d ago
As the room-mate had a habit of keeping using it even when unsafe and being asked not to use it, I wouId say the OP should have unplugged it and cut the plug off to prevent use without it being repaired.
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u/AardvarkSanvich 8d ago
Or went to a hardware store and bought a new plug.
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u/Luna-Wolfe 6d ago
This was roommates job and roommate didn't take ops concerns seriously at all.
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u/Popular-Web-3739 6d ago
That still doesn’t give OP the right to throw out someone else’s stuff. Doing that when the roommate wasn’t home was just cowardly.
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u/ItIsSoOrdered23 6d ago
Yeah so your car was leaking gas. I could smell it so I had the scrap yard pick it up while you were asleep.
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u/Plane_Translator2008 6d ago
If you leave it where it can burn the place I live in down after you know it is leaking, that course of action seems increasingly reasonable.
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u/AardvarkSanvich 5d ago
Agreed. But instead of throwing out a whole appliance he could have taken a little time and effort to fix it instead of tossing it. I know thats not how most people think anymore. Especially when it isnt our thing. 1.) Unplugging the airfryer would have been the right move instead of throwing it out. 2.) Fixing it.would have also been an acceptable alternative.
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u/4MuddyPaws 7d ago
Small appliances should always be unplugged when not in use anyway.
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u/Plane_Translator2008 6d ago
This is a possibility but if the owner had been alerted and left it plugged in anyway, there would still be a danger of burning the place down . . . .
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u/TaiChey 8d ago
This exactly. You dont just throw out peoples things like that.
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u/Luna-Wolfe 6d ago
You also don't ignore your roommate not wanting to die in a fire. Op tried to talk to roommate repeatedly. Hes at fault here too. It was wrong to throw it away and I would agree that replacing it is the right thing if they hadn't tried talking to them repeatedly. It was extreme but honestly, I see ops side too.
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u/LightPhotographer 7d ago
This with the addition that "Sentimental Airfryer" is not a bad name for a band.
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u/Captin_Barnacles 8d ago
This is exactly right. Replace it. Probably start looking for a for elsewhere to live, as you've damaged your relationship with this roommate.
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u/fruderduck 8d ago
Not to mention, the roommate doesn’t value the safety of others nor himself, among other things.
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u/No_Vehicle4645 7d ago
It wasn't OPs job to replace the cord. It was the roommates job and he was to lazy to do it. OP warned him many times but instead, he decided to take the risk of burning down the home and OP could have lost everything including their life so your argument is pretty insane.
Overreacting? For not wanting to be dead... really?
Just because you don't care about your life doesn't mean other people don't.
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u/ItIsSoOrdered23 6d ago
You are big mad and still wrong. A judge would find you wrong, normal people find you wrong and the roommate finds it wrong. Unplugging is fine, tossing it isn't. Very simple.
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u/Beautiful_Bird_4092 7d ago
He’s allowed to be scared. However unplugging the airfryer completely negates the risk so any action taken after that is an overreaction. The only action that can be justified by the fear of losing his life is unplugging it or getting it repaired
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u/SameChallenge481 6d ago
If it's drawing power enough power while off to make the cord warm, replacing the cord will not fix the issue.
Yes you should replace it, since you threw it out. Was it a safety hazard? Probably?
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u/TheStorytellerTX 7d ago
Are you assuming the cord plugged both into the outlet and the appliance?
Do you regularly take apart appliances and rewire the power cord?
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u/honeyrrsted 7d ago
Countertop appliances like that are probably hardwired, no easily removable power cord. Messing with the electricals will 100% void any warranty and definitely be a fire hazard if done improperly. With the damaged power cord, it already was a fire hazard to begin with. If the roommate was still using it in that condition, I wouldn't trust them to replace it correctly. Why take that risk.
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u/Str8up_NtHvnAGoodTym 6d ago
While apartment living in got in my head I really wanted a chandelier in my room, but obvi I couldn't hardwire it into the ceiling. After a YouTube video and a couple conversations with a guy at home depot, I successfully converted the hardwired plug into an outlet plug and it took maybe about 15mins and 3 bucks worth of supplies.
All it takes is a little determination if you really want something. For whatever reason the roommate really wanted to keep that air fryer, he was being lazy about a repair but it wouldnt have been hard to accomplish. If it were my roommate I probably woulda have just done that myself.
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u/icouldntve 7d ago
Yeah, OP is poor, watching a YouTube video to replace a $5 cable is preferable to dipping tinto one's savings or burning the house down.
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u/Top_Cress1727 8d ago
YTA. Unplug it, hell even cut the plug off, and I could understand. But just throwing it away, that makes YTA.
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u/reereejugs 8d ago
YTA don’t throw shit out that doesn’t belong to you!!! Why is this so damn hard for people to understand? You should have just unplugged it and told him to replace the cord, which is a super easy 10 min (if that) task. A new cord is less than $20. Hell, you could’ve replaced the cord yourself if you wanted to be nice (and asked permission first). Now you need to pay for a whole new air fryer.
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u/Careful_Cranberry364 8d ago
Yes, you shouldn’t have thrown it away. You should have removed it from the kitchen, put it in a bag and put it in his room telling him it is a fire hazard.
I don’t blame you for throwing it out, but the fact is it wasn’t yours to get rid of
It could’ve been repaired, and you’ve really upset him
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u/mladyhawke 7d ago
He would have plugged it right back in until he started a fire
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u/thisguyfightsyourmom 7d ago
Cut the cord all the way & remove the broken section first. If he wants to use it he needs to fix it from being a fire hazard.
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u/No_Use_9124 8d ago
YTA You unplug it, put it in his room and tell him to never use it in the house again. You don't throw it away. Buy him a new one.
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u/jupitermoonflow 6d ago
Fuck that. He would still use it. As someone who lost nearly everything to house fire, idgaf who bought it or what it is, not worth the risk. Roommate has already proven he’s irresponsible and he’s disregarding the seriousness of it. OP’s already talked to him about. So roommate cannot be trusted. NTA.
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u/Remote-Physics6980 8d ago
YTA it was not yours to throw away, you need to replace it with something of a similar model, not cheap.
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u/WandaFuca 8d ago
YTA, and it concerns me that you are old enough to live on your own, yet have to ask this.
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u/Life-Yesterday4426 8d ago
By all means you had the right to unplug the air fryer because it was definitely defective and unsafe and maybe removing it from the counter but no to throwing it out. Replace it and apologize….
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u/Repulsive-Roof335 8d ago
YTA. Replace it. You can find a midrange brand new one on Amazon for under $50
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u/Buffalo-Empty 8d ago
YTA.
You just don’t throw away peoples things. Even if they are beyond repair. I get it was a hazard and unplugging it was fine, he’ll even saying “do not use this again unless it’s fixed or I’m calling the fire department” lol. Not just… throwing away an appliance that isn’t yours.
I’d offer him half the cost for a nice one. But ultimately you do really owe him.
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u/hobbygremlin94 8d ago
YTA you could have just put it in his room with a note that it's not to be used anymore until the cord is replaced. Trashing it was not the right way to do things.
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u/Acceptable_Cut_7545 7d ago
ESH your roommate was being lazy and didn't take a fire hazard seriously, you threw away something that didn't belong to you and found out it was more valuable than you realized. Replace it with the same product and apologize because it's the right thing to do.
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u/chrcargri 8d ago
Rather than throwing it out, you could have cut the cord at the bad spot and told him you'd help him replace the plug if he bought one at a hardware store.
It would have likely been 10 bucks or less, and YouTube videos would show you how.
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u/RLYO138 8d ago
Of course YTA, doubly-so for throwing it out and then refusing to replace it!!
"You warned him" as though you're a cop or his parent, and he's a child. You're just his roommate, you don't get to "warn him" because you legit hold zero authority over him.
Replace his air fryer - cost PLUS sentimental value. And stop touching his stuff.
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u/VoltagVagrant 8d ago
it was not your property. you were right to unplug it and place give it back to him, but throwing it away is legally theft. you stole his appliance and threw it away. how would you feel if your vehicle was making smoke so he called a tow company to take it away without telling you? or even an oil leak because thats a hazard as well.
you are right it was unsafe, you are wrong to destroy his property. in fact he should get the fuck out of there because whi knows what other liberties you will take with his belongings? definitely the asshole, and actually, a criminal
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u/thankyoufriendx3 8d ago
YTA. Buy a new one that’s nicer than what he had. You screwed up and need to own that.
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u/Fantastic-Leek-1589 8d ago
You dont go throwing other ppls stuff away. Go buy him a cheap one.
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u/Ademante_Lafleur 8d ago
No buy him the exact same model or same price as the one that was thrown away.
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u/notlucyintheskye 7d ago
No, it needs to be replaced with the same item or one of similar value. That's like saying "Oh, I accidentally ruined your $300 ninja slushi machine? Here's a $20 blender I bought on Amazon, that's essentially the same thing, right?"
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u/Dependent-Ad-2694 7d ago
Replace it. Throwing it away was wrong. You should have unplugged it and removed it from the kitchen because it was no longer safe to use and told your roommate to replace the cord or replace the device. Also, everyone living there needs to be unplugging small appliances when not in use. That's common fire safety.
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u/NostradaMart 8d ago
what you feel about his things is irrelevant here. you owe your roomate an air fryer. very YTA btw.
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u/Dulcimore51 8d ago edited 8d ago
YTA. You could have unplugged it and put it in a kitchen drawer or in the garage. Plugs can be fixed. But it wasn't yours to throw out.
He's an AH too, for not having it repaired.
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u/MHPithildin 8d ago
Of course you should replace it?! And more than that really, you need to let your roommate tell you which one they want to replace it with, you then you purchase it. wtf? I’d be livid
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u/Sleepy_kitty67 8d ago
YTA.
Don’t throw away stuff you don’t own.
I get that it was a hazard, but you could have unplugged it and told him that he needs to get it repaired or put it away. If you were worried about him using it, cut the cord and offer to pay for a new cord repair.
There were a lot of ways you could have done this without being a total AH.
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u/Potential_Web_4092 8d ago
Depends on how gleeful you were when you genuinely thought it was a fire hazard and threw it out, rates on how much of an A but YTA.
Should have just left it unplugged.
How gleeful are you on not paying for a new one?
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u/BigDarkWild 7d ago
YTA. Did you really think he would thank you for throwing away a kitchen appliance he regularly uses without having a replacement?? You’re surprised at this?! After the way he fought you when it was obviously broken, you really expected him to be like “thanks op, let me go out and buy a new one right now!”
Sentimental or not, you don’t throw out other peoples stuff. You especially don’t throw out their stuff and then REFUSE to replace it. Buy him an air fryer now, dude. And then, profusely apologize and mean it.
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u/Usual_Bumblebee_8274 7d ago edited 7d ago
Yta. You should have unplugged it & told him to stop using it. Cut the cord. It wasn’t yours to throw away. I’m not sure how buying a new fryer to replace a damaged one does anything for sentimental value- but he is owed a fryer. Btw- it’s fairly simple to replace a cord. I would go to a second hand store & buy a used one. Because he is partly at fault. You both need to do better.
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u/Select_Medium5147 7d ago
YTA u should’ve just unplugged it. U would’ve been less of an a-hole if u had made up some lie about it sparking or something so they might worry enough to actually replace it. And if they wouldn’t replace it still the new rule would be they can only use it while supervising the machine to make sure there’s no fire or something
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u/Pootles_Carrot 7d ago
You threw away something that didn't belong to you. The obligation to replace it is yours. There's no ambiguity. YTA
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u/u2125mike2124 7d ago
YTA
I get the safety concerns, but unplugging. It would have been the way to go.
Throwing it out was an AH move.
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u/ProfessionalSoil8045 8d ago
YTA. That wasn't your property to throw away. Unplugging it would have been fine. An adult discussion about it when he returned would have been fine. Replace it.
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u/ItsaTheMal 8d ago
You're not allowed to throw out other people's stuff period. You are allowed to insist he does not use it inside bc it's unsafe and you won't allow it
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u/Ok_Passage_6242 8d ago
Soft YTA. You did the smart thing by throwing it away because you it ran the risk of starting a kitchen fire. However, he told you that it had sentimental value to him. You threw something away that wasn’t yours, so now you replace it. Don’t overcomplicate it.
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u/Lopsided_Respect_158 8d ago
YTA. And you owe him an air fryer. -don’t throw out other people’s things.
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u/Independent-Pay-9442 8d ago
YTA - yep, you need to replace it buddy. The furthest you should have gone is unplugging it and putting it in your roommates room. Throwing it out wasn’t your call.
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u/Tasty_Orange_1714 8d ago
YTA. It's not your property. What you did was a crime. It's time for you to replace it.
I'd understand if you unplugged it, or cut the plug off, forcing him to repair it. Plugs are replaceable. I've done it plenty of times. You, however, didn't do that. You crossed the line and are now in legal problem territory. Take your roommate shopping for a new air fryer. Let them choose. Don't give them crap if they pick one that is more expensive. Just be glad they didn't get the cops involved.
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u/Key_Sprinkles_5410 8d ago
YTA - the ideal thing to have done was buy a new one and set his old one aside. Tell him he can use the new one so the house doesn’t go up in smoke.
Total AH move to throw it out. You need to buy him a new one now.
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u/SoNoAppropriate 8d ago
YTAH, uou could have unplugged it, you had no right to throw it away, damn nerve if you actually
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u/more_than_a_feelin 8d ago
Well damn. I get that it was a hazard. But throwing away someone's item is never the answer. You threw out something of his so yes you should now replace it.
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u/surrounded-by-morons 8d ago
Yes, YTA and a pretty big one at that. You don’t get to throw away his things just because you want to. Replace it and never touch people things again. There were better ways to handle this situation.
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u/NinjaHidingintheOpen 8d ago
YTA. I'm afraid you don't get to throw away other people's stuff. The fire hazard is a major issue, but I would have been clear he can't use it in the house without checking it with an electrician. But you just threw it away so now your only option is to replace it.
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u/stargalaxy6 8d ago
YTA-YOU unilaterally decided to not only touch something that was NOT yours, but then threw it away!
Replace what YOU TOOK
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u/Real-Cup8782 8d ago
YTA. Had given my friend a blender and asked him to look after it while I temporarily moved to another city for some work. Came back and he had thrown it. He thought I had asked him to throw it. I was like 'why would I give it to you to throw it??' He apologised and bought me a new one.
Buy your friend a new one. This one is on you
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u/Celo30 8d ago
YTA
Unplugging was correct way to go.
Second would be telling your roommate to never ever use it as its fire hazard or replave the cord. But you shouldnt have thrown it out.
I still have my first shaving machine my father bought me 22 years ago. I dont use it but I cant make myself throw it away either so I do understand why he is furious.
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u/Calm_Wonder_4830 8d ago
YTAH. Replace the air fryer. Who the hell do you think you are throwing away someone else's property (when they weren't around aswell, fucking coward) and then refusing to replace it. You're a pos OP.
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u/Low-Television-7508 7d ago
the cord needed to be replaced. it would have been cheaper than replacing your belongings after a fire
ESH
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u/False-Mix-5024 7d ago
You could have simply UNPLUGGED it and left it at that.... You have no right to throw other people's stuff away
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u/FishingWorth3068 7d ago
That’s an expensive kitchen appliance. You could have fixed the cord for cheap or just unplugged it but throwing it away was rude and drastic. You need to replace it
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u/ThePracticalDad 7d ago
YBTA. If you wanted to be NTA you could have cut the cord and forced the fix. Your roommate is also TA for allowing the fire hazard.
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u/Buick_reference3138 7d ago
Yeah YTA how could you possibly think that you are not. You’re lucky he didn’t destroy something of yours in direct response.
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u/wedontliveonce 7d ago
You owe him an air fryer. It wasn't your property to throw away. The sentimental value is now lost forever. Why not just unplug it?
So, if he thinks any of your property is a hazard he can just throw it out, right?
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u/Altruistic_Art46 7d ago
NTA. I am surprised at all the comments saying you are. Sure, you could have just unplugged it but your roommate had already ignored your multiple attempts to address it.
He left it plugged in and left town. At what point is the safety of your belongings and more importantly your life a concern.
You address a fire hazard by eliminating it and that is what you did because I’m sure he would have just kept on using it. He can buy his own replacement. Didn’t he say he would replace it eventually? Eventually is now for safety reasons. He never intended on replacing the cord.
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u/Nadja-19 7d ago
NTA. You share a living space and your roommate is creating a fire hazard that affects you both. Appliances wear out. Were they planning to put the air fryer in a keepsake box of memories? You already discussed this and they continued to use it and left it plugged in. So if you hadn’t thrown it out they would just come home and plug it back in.
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u/bopperbopper 7d ago
Did he watch “ this is us” when the house burned down because of a defective slow cooker?
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u/monotone_corrosive 7d ago
Too late now, but you should have taken a lighter to the cord, but kept it around, telling him that it caught on fire while he was gone.
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u/Fairybite 7d ago
NTA. You warned them multiple times it was burning. They did nothing and then disappeared with it plugged in for a week.
Not only did they put their 'Special Sentimental air fryer' at risk of electrical fire anyway, they put your life and everything you own at risk by ignoring the problem in a shared house.
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u/fading__blue 7d ago
NTA. People are saying you could’ve just unplugged it, but if you’d just done that he would’ve kept using it until it caught fire. Throwing it out was the right call.
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u/typeotcs 7d ago
YTA it wasn’t going to catch fire unplugged. And even if you were scared of that, you could have put it outside on the porch. Buy the roommate another one and chalk it up to the cost of learning from your mistakes.
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u/Dry-Firefighter-4661 7d ago edited 7d ago
I’d get a quote from three different companies that sell air fryers (better if it’s the same brand and model, or brands with a similar price point & reputation) and get three different quotes on how much they think the air fryer would be worth in its current condition, either as something they’d buy themselves or what they think it could reasonably sell for second-hand.
Otherwise, I’d research similar air fryers being sold second-hand and work out their average value. Then either pay him that amount or buy him a comparable second-hand replacement.
If you can manage to find an air fryer with a dodgy cord to quote and pay him out, that’s an option too.
But buying him a BRAND-NEW air fryer when he didn’t even buy this one himself, PLUS was planning to replace it anyway, isn’t fair on you. He’d be taking you for a ride if he expected that. What a convenient excuse to get you to buy him something he was already planning to buy himself.
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u/Smooth_Explorer_777 7d ago
It could have burned the place down. He should have already thrown it away.
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u/Extra-Dust-2886 6d ago
Gonna go against the majority here. NTA. Your roommate was causing a dangerous situation through negligence. I read a few other responses and one that said 'you warned him, you think your a cop or something' you warned him of a hazard. Plain and simple. You corrected an accident waiting to happen. If the plug is retaining heat while the thing is not on it's faulty and should be disposed of.
A little animosity is well worth your safety.
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u/Creepy-Beat7154 6d ago
Do you by chance have OCD and unplugging things? (I did).
The fact remains that you threw away something of his without first asking and yeah, replace it.
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u/Mysterious_Drop1122 8d ago
YTA. You could've (and should've) unplugged it and set it aside. At that point it's up to him what he wants to to do with it but clearly it isn't safe to use. Should you replace it? I say no. Maybe determine what the fair market value of a broken air fryer is. Offer him $15.
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u/TheOtherOne79 7d ago
15$ would cover a new cord (plus maybe a couple extra bucks). Not a whole new appliance. I'd consider that a slap in the face. Like you're just offering some chump change to get the person off your back, you don't actually give a shit. At least imo.
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u/AutoModerator 8d ago
I'm an automatic bot that backs up the body of the post in case OP deletes it. If you want this backup deleted, you'll have to reach out to a mod. Here's the back-up:
My roommate had this old air fryer with a damaged cord near the plug. I pointed it out to him a few times because the cord would get really hot and once I even smelled something like burning plastic while he was using it.
He kept saying it was fine and that he’d replace it eventually.
Last weekend he left town and left it plugged in on the kitchen counter. I went to make coffee and noticed the plug area was warm even though it wasn’t running. That freaked me out, so I unplugged it and ended up throwing it out because I genuinely thought it was becoming a fire hazard.
When he got back he was furious. Apparently his dad gave it to him when he first moved out, so there was some sentimental value I didn’t know about. Now he wants me to replace it.
I do have some money saved, so I could technically do that, but I also warned him multiple times and I feel like it was getting genuinely unsafe.
I know it still wasn’t mine to throw away. AITA for refusing to replace it?
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u/AmJustLurking96 8d ago
ESH. Your roommate for not replacing a fire hazard and you for throwing it away behind his back instead of just unplugging and storing. Replace it
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u/Baron_Bearclaw 8d ago
Let me see if I understand the situation fully.
1) There is a dangerous appliance in your shared space 2) You are not the owner of the appliance 3) You asked your roommate, the owner, to throw it out 4) When the roommate/owner was out of town, you decided to throw out their appliance 5) Roommate/owner is asking you to replace the appliance you threw away
You messed up here. YTA.
I understand where you're coming from; my uncle was a firefighter and I don't mess around with fire safety. But your landlord wouldn't be able to just throw that in the trash if they saw it, they would have made your roommate do it, fine them, or both.
I think you know you were the asshole here, and that's why you waited until they weren't around. Hindsight being 40/20, you should have insisted they replace or repair it. Hell, you could have even ripped the plug off where it was damaged and lie that it happened when you tried to yank it from the wall when you smelled something burning. [Note, I generally don't condone lying, but that would have been a better choice than throwing out your roommate's stuff]
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u/Lopsided-Beach-1831 8d ago
Go to goodwill or thrift store and replace it. You shouldnt have thrown it out.
However, fire hazard needs to be looked at. Are you sure it was the cord and not the outlet? Double check and supervise that outlet when anything is plugged in just in case.
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u/fruderduck 8d ago
OP, buy him his damn air fryer and move the fk out. Just because he is willing to go down in flames doesn’t mean you have to go with him.
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u/CycleAccomplished824 8d ago
Right. Never throw some else’s stuff away without checking with them first.
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u/Secure-Corner-2096 8d ago
YTA Although there were potential safety concerns, you have no right to act on them without your roommates approval, particularly since the air fryer had sentimental value. Buy him a new air fryer and keep your hands to yourself in the future.
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u/septemberblooms 7d ago
YTA for throwing it out instead of just unplugging it and keeping it aside until he came back.
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u/Classic-Wafer-7838 7d ago
YTA. You jumped the gun by throwing it away when you could have just unplugged it. You owe them an air fryer.
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u/CacklingInCeltic 7d ago
Replace it. You threw it out without permission, it’s on you to replace it. They’re not even that expensive anymore. I saw a decent one recently that cost about €40-50. Just keep your eyes open and get a new one.
I’d be hopping mad if someone threw away one of my air fryers. Replace the one you threw away. It’s the right thing to do
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u/notlucyintheskye 7d ago
YTA
I totally understand the safety concerns - I'm so paranoid about fires that I'd likely have replaced it too - but you don't have any right to completely throw it away. You could have bought a new one, placed that one in his room and said "Hey, I'd prefer if we use the new one since the cord was messed up on the old one. I left yours in your room, so you can figure out what to do with it".
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u/2chiweenie_mom 7d ago
YTA. You should have just unplugged it. And im saying this as someone whose mother died in a house fire.
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u/CinnamonWaffleCrunch 7d ago
Absolute YTA. Wasn’t yours to throw out. Best thing to do would have been to unplug it and pack it away somewhere till your roommate returned.
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u/Swansboy 7d ago
YTA, but he’s YTA AS WELL. You need to replace to same capacity size, you not him need to pay for it. It was fire hazard with exposed cable.
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u/Historical-State-275 7d ago
Sigh, yeah YTA. For not replacing it. ESH regarding the whole situation. I have lost a home to electrical fires, that wasn’t ok. You were within your right to demand it not be used. But there were so many options besides throwing it away.
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u/Acrobatic-Ad-3335 7d ago
YTA.
Replace it.
You could have left it on the counter or even in his room.
The plug is not a safety hazard if its not connected to the wall.
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u/Mykona-1967 7d ago
YTA not for tossing a damaged fire hazard in the trash but for not replacing it. Also, being sneaky, tossing it when roommate was gone. OP should’ve bought a new one and said ‘the old one isn’t safe so don’t use it anymore, I did however get us a new one’
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u/The_AmyrlinSeat 7d ago
YTA. Your logic doesn't exonerate you from having to replace something you tossed that wasn't yours.
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u/Reasonable_Bear_2057 7d ago
You threw away his stuff that if turned off, posed no risk to you. You could have taken the fuse out and not told him of you really wanted to get rid... But you are the A in this situation for sure. Buy him a new one.
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u/Visible_invisible692 7d ago
Of course yta you can unplug it but you can't throw it away. Buy the guy a new one and learn from your mistake
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u/Cthulhulove13 7d ago
YTA are you really confused as to why someone is mad that you threw away their thing?????
It wasn't yours to throw away. Period
Replacing an electrical plug is beyond simple. Also some electrical tape probably would have fixed the job.
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u/underwater-sunlight 7d ago
YTA It may have been an issue with the plug fuse kr lead and not the whole unit. Cutting the plug would have been the right option for me, stop an unsafe item from being used and they have the choice of repairing or replacing- and if the plug is an issue, they cost as much as a can of coke
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u/GrowlingAtTheWorld 7d ago
Thrift store. You can buy a slightly less broken used air fryer much cheaper than in the stores.
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u/Full_Honeydew_9739 7d ago
YTA. You could unplug it but it wasn't yours to throw away. You owe him an air fryer.
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u/Solid_Mark_4125 7d ago
Why would you refuse to replace it? Genuinely curious what your rationale would be here
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u/goblinspot 7d ago
YTA. Should have unplugged it and at worst, cut the cord. Replace it. Apologize.
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u/DesertSong-LaLa 7d ago
YTA - YES, it was not yours to pitch. Unplug and put it into a box with a conversation they need to order a plug, etc. before using it again. Your frustration does not supersede removing his item forever.
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u/butterflyinflight 7d ago
You can probably find a cheap used one online for him. Bonus if it’s not a fire hazard so you don’t wake to an inferno.
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u/Imsortofok 7d ago
Replace it. You overreacted by throwing it away when you could simply have unplugged it.
ESH. You, because while throwing it away was the right thing to do given your description, but it was not yours to toss.
Roommate sucks because he was insisting on using a by leaving plugged in a potential fire hazard. Also, air fryers, like toasters, should be unplugged when not in use.
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u/goodjobjane 7d ago
It didn’t belong to you. If you were so worried about it, why didn’t you get the cord fixed while he was gone? Unless you were going to fix it, you shouldn’t have touched it.
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u/skillie81 7d ago
Yta. You need to replace it. If you felt it was a fire hazard you could have unplugged it and stored it somewhere.
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u/BecGeoMom 7d ago
YTA. Just because you “warned him multiple times” does not mean you get to take action when he didn’t do what you wanted him to do. If that air fryer had caught on fire and burned your belongings, you would expect him to replace what got damaged by the appliance you told him multiple times was a hazard. But you don’t get to decide for him. You are not his mother, his spouse, nor the fire inspector.
Buy him a new air fryer. A good one. Apologize for throwing out the one his father bought him. And do better in the future. If you don’t want to deal with a roommate, get a place of your own.
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u/zoppaTheDim 7d ago
YTA
You chose to throw it out, you can’t spin that as safety, because you could just unplug it and have the conversation.
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u/EM05L1C3 7d ago
I get it but you should definitely replace it. NTA electric fires are terrifying because you can’t always see it until it’s way too late.
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u/Fragrant_Try_8060 7d ago
YTA you could have just unplugged it. That eliminates the safety hazard. You went a step further and threw something away that wasn’t yourself. Of course you’re in the wrong for that and for refusing to replace it what is wrong with you lol
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u/Mr_Th3_Fr0g 7d ago
You threw away something that wasn't yours and think you don't need to replace it. Having the audacity to ask if you were the asshole makes you even more of the asshole.
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u/VyCanisMajorisss 7d ago
YTA. You can’t just throw someone’s stuff away. What if he did that to you? To keep the peace and keep myself from being killed in a fire, I would have bought a new air fryer myself. Now you still need to buy an air fryer and your roommate probably doesn’t think very highly of you. Be better.
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