I'm a college student in the US and I bought a small oil-filled radiator three years ago for my dorm room since it gets very cold in the wintertime here - the brand is Costway. It's worked well so far and I manged to take care of it properly too, but I just recently had to move out to a new room and the person who helped me move out was not careful at all with my belongings, dropping the radiator off the cart couple of times. I noticed that one of the elements is slightly bend, but no fissures seem to be in the metal, only the paint layer is cracked. I haven't noticed any oil spills yet but I just plugged it in and the radiator didn't start working until turning it to the second power level. I'm just worried that it might actually have some cracks in the metal somewhere, even where the paint is scratched off, that I cannot see and that it will leak oil eventually. Is a potential oil leak dangerous? I understand it can be a fire hazard, but could the oil inside become volatile and cause harm to human health without realizing it? I don't have much money at this moment and I'm also an international student, so I want to be sure that the radiator is fully damaged/a hazard until I buy a new one. Thank you!
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1 year ago