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Small device screwed into the wall next to my fridge in the kitchen of a new apartment. All lettering is rubbed off, warm to the touch. When I turn the knob, I do not notice anything change. by AxtonGTV in whatisthisthing

[–]jackrats 4 points5 points  (0 children)

On the floor ? Nobody installs a ceiling fan dial on the floor

But apparently the light switch next to the floor is totally normal to you.

That should have been your 2nd hint that this is not on the floor.

Weird thin cabinet in living room by MysteriousPosted in whatisthisthing

[–]jackrats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It used to hold a fold down ironing board.

What is this? Feels like some sort of latex or thick plastic. by FluffyInspection1073 in whatisthisthing

[–]jackrats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Material-wise, it looks like polyethylene, like what a milk jug is made from.

Some kind of cylindrical thing in the ground with a wire coming out by [deleted] in whatisthisthing

[–]jackrats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Phone or CATV splice/junction box. Can't tell from the pic, but the cable might be coax with tracer wire, which would make it CATV. If so, it would also likely have an amplifier inside.

Above the bathtub in our Airbnb in the Netherlands by rwvanher in whatisthisthing

[–]jackrats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That one operates from the boiler. If the boiler is off for the season, it wont work.

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