r/howdoesthiswork 9d ago

Request Indoor (gas?) fireplace. Any help is greatly appreciated, furnace stopped working.

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This may be an easy thing to figure out, and I apologize.. it’s just an old house and I haven’t been here long.. I’ve tried everything I feel comfortable doing with it because I don’t entirely know. Any help is appreciated.

r/howdoesthiswork Nov 09 '24

Request How does this cattle machine work?

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Saw lots of people debating on what the machine really was, some people seemed to think it was to trim hooves but the video cuts before anything happens.

Essentially the cow is tricked into walking forward, and as in picture two it's head gets locked in an upward position. Then the machine starts moving sideways as the cow slides down further. It appears like it might be breaking it's neck.. I tried googling this device but couldn't find anything similar as a hoof trimming machine so I believe it's a slaughter device.

Anyone know?

r/howdoesthiswork Oct 14 '24

Request How do I put toilet paper in this holder.

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r/howdoesthiswork Oct 23 '24

Request Light and Fan switch in my apartment. Controls a combined ceiling light fixture. Has rockers presumably for dimming/speed, but the main buttons also control dim/speed. I'd love to know all about it, but I'd settle for just understanding how to quickly toggle power to fan and light w/o dim/speed.

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r/howdoesthiswork Nov 17 '24

Request Centaur and a human Spoiler

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This is not a joke I really do wanna know how this would work. How exactly would a female human have set with a male centaur I know like the normal way doggy (don't ask been down the PH rabbit hole) but like is that the only way. I'm really high and watching the old Hercules the legendary journey and need answers

r/howdoesthiswork Oct 17 '24

Request Blade Sharpener

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Just curious the exact way to use this to sharpen my knives. Seems somewhat self-explanatory by simply running the edge of the blade along the stone on either side for both edges but wanna make sure I’m not doing anything wrong to mess up the blades.

r/howdoesthiswork Oct 16 '24

Request How does this filing cabinet worm if the drawer walls aren't tall enough for files?

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Brand is Columbia, I'm told it's very old

r/howdoesthiswork Sep 10 '24

Request Infinite mirror “ “ in obs

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Like you’re standing in a circle room of mirrors and it’s going on forever, but with the display, curiosity lying where it works, what’s the logic being done by the computer here?

r/howdoesthiswork Sep 01 '24

Request Please help! I’m stinky!

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I moved into a new apartment and I’m trying to take a shower. There’s a shower head up top, but I don’t know how to turn it on. The two knobs control water intensity and water temperature. I don’t know how to make the water start flowing through the shower head since there is no nozzle on the actual water spout. Pushing/pulling the knobs does nothing.

Please help!

r/howdoesthiswork Aug 30 '24

Request A lock on my window, can’t open the window

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I have no idea how to open my window, can anyone explain how this works?

r/howdoesthiswork Aug 12 '24

Request How does this ice tray thing work

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The manual is literally zero help. I’ve never had a refrigerator with this type of ice thing in the freezer. There’s definitely not a water supply to fill them…and trying to slide out the trays (which seem permanently attached to the knobs) feels like I’m going to break it.

It seems like a decent feature to just be able to turn those knobs and have ice dump out…but how the hell do you remove the trays to fill them?

Thanks in advance!

r/howdoesthiswork Aug 16 '24

Request Function of this strange drawer in a desk?

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r/howdoesthiswork Jun 07 '24

Request How do you get the $ out again?

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So obviously this is a money box, there's a slot to fill it, but what do you do when it's full and you want to buy something? I've included photos to show that there's no plug and no way of removing the top or base.

r/howdoesthiswork Feb 28 '24

Request How do I open thos type of window lock?

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I've never seen a lock like this before. There are 2 of then on the bottom of the window. I thought maybe you either lift it to unhook it from the bottom or slide it to the side but it won't move at all

r/howdoesthiswork Apr 29 '24

Request BLACK+DECKER BCD6W - More water going in than coming out??

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I just bought a portable dishwasher and am alarmed that no water seems to be draining out while instructions say to leave the facet on full-blast. The normal cycle is set for 2.5 hours of water but I shut it off after 15 minutes because I just don't by that the small countertop unit can contain as much water as is being pumped into it with no water leaving. I'm afraid of water backing up and damaging my pipes. Does anyone have any information about what makes it work?

r/howdoesthiswork May 04 '24

Request What do these two checkmarks mean?

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r/howdoesthiswork Mar 26 '24

Request What does this motor plug into?

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There must have originally been an adaptor or something? It’s got the same end as a 9V adaptor?

r/howdoesthiswork Mar 06 '24

Request Can anyone tell me how to get this working?

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r/howdoesthiswork Mar 17 '24

Request Turn this on?

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I’m staying in a fancy hotel and I’m too embarrassed to phone the front desk. The room includes a soaking tub with hand shower. For the life of me, I can not figure out how to turn on the hand shower. Help!

r/howdoesthiswork Feb 20 '24

Request How is the glass affixed to this table?

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I can’t for the life of me figure out how the glass is attached but it doesn’t move, you can even lift the table by the glass and it’s quite heavy.

r/howdoesthiswork Feb 04 '24

Request Found this in my home. Found a related post about it. Dunno what it's called or how it works.

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r/howdoesthiswork Jan 13 '24

Request How do I use this buckle?

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r/howdoesthiswork Jan 25 '24

Request how does this lighter work?

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It creates a little electric arc. Please give as much detail as possible.

r/howdoesthiswork Dec 27 '23

Request How do I get this to work?

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Bought off Facebook marketplace trying to get it setup for my grandma who can’t operate a smartphone. Any help is much appreciated

r/howdoesthiswork Nov 18 '23

Request What does the mechanism in these things look like? Like how does it kinda jerk backwards?

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