Pelonis HO-0201 Oil Filled Heater, Plus Unsafe Repair

Originally recorded October 25, 2017. The thermal overload protection device failed on this Pelonis heater from the neighborhood curbside discount store. There was nothing wrong with it when I got it, but one day it just quit. Since I don't have a replacement on hand, nor can I seem to source one, at least inexpensively, it's time to fix this unit, Jay-style. That of course means defeating all safety mechanisms. So after some metering to ensure this was indeed the problem, I did just that, and bypassed the thermal overload protection device. Now although I'm the Safety Third guy, it's important to understand that defeating a safety mechanism is only safe to do if you can supply the safety in the manner of COMMON SENSE, each and every time, 100% of the time. That means never leaving this heater on when leaving the room, no matter how short the duration. I know the thermostat in this heater works perfectly fine, so that will act as its overheat protection device while it is being monitored. On low, the heater never gets hot enough to even trip the thermostat when it's set all the way up. That alone should theoretically prevent any overheating at all. On high, it's fine as well, the thermostat cycles it on and off. After recording this video, and during the editing process, it became apparent to me that the wire strippers used were called "StripMaster" by Ideal Industries Inc. If you go and try and tell me that in the comments, I will know that you have not read the video description, and I will publicly ridicule you as such. Remember, I don't write these descriptions for my health, you should read them for yours. UPDATE: This heater has been fixed properly, with a new thermal overload device:    • Pelonis Oil Filled Heater--Fixing It Prope...