So we’ve just moved into a rental condo, built in the early- to mid-80’s. In a little closet in the hall just off the kitchen but before the living room, there’s a small plastic box attached to the wall, almost like a thermostat. On the box, in capital script, are the letters D.E.M.C.* and there’s a dial with 6 settings: Off, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. That’s it. No other markings or instructions. I removed the front cover and whatever it is is definitely electric in nature. Oh - and on the opposite side of the wall this box is affixed to is the condo’s fuse box, but it’s not directly across – the fuse box is slightly higher.
Currently the dial is set to “off.” What happens if I set it to “1?” How about “5?” Do the lights on the tree on the White House lawn get a little brighter the higher I turn it? Will the world start to spin just a little bit faster? Or maybe it sets the “trip” sensitivity of the fuse breakers? I’m dying to find out.
- Please hold all old skool rapper jokes until after the question’s been answered, m’ok?