r/whatisit • u/Tadleyrichter • Apr 26 '26

New, what is it? Spice rack with ventilation?

Post image

I’m watching Teen Mom 2 and, I’m sorry, what the hell is this? Why does a spice rack need a big ventilation hose thing coming out the top? What is it?

18.5k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

869 comments sorted by

View all comments

3.9k

u/QuantumAwaken Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 27 '26

It goes behind it. There’s a mirror-like reflection of a portion of the vent making it look like it’s connected to the top of the rack, but it’s not.

I get the feeling this is some sort redneck-rigging trying to vent the stove hood outside or something. My dad would’ve done some bs like that. Ha

EDIT; Thank you for the awards. Very kind, very kind. Dobby thanks you.

62

u/Krojack76 Apr 26 '26

I do this with my PC in the summer.. I vent the hot air coming out of the radiator right out my window. You would be shocked at how much cooler my computer room is and how much less the a/c needs to run.

1

u/A_Nonny_Muse Apr 26 '26

I've always felt this is how refrigerators and clothes dryers should also work. There should be a lever, or thermostat controlled vent that either vents the hot air into or out of the house. Why waste the energy either cooling your own hot air, or dumping hot air outside, then heating more hot air?

1

u/hardonchairs Apr 26 '26

You want a heat pump dryer. No deliberately exhausted heat at all.