Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square478linkfedilinkarrow-up1652arrow-down117file-text
arrow-up1635arrow-down1imageWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialEk-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square478linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarexep@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·1 year agoYou’d think so, but the ground will either be at the bottom of the outlet, requiring a separate cable, or Type-B.
minus-squarepeoplebeproblems@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoThat’s only on homes that have updated wiring codes. My grandma still has the old aluminum wiring with type A. It’s annoying as shit because there are so many grounded plugs and only so many adapters that take the grounded plug. And then don’t ground it. Fuck safety right
minus-squarexep@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThere is the GFCI in the switch box, but yeah, both gfci+grounded would be preferable.
minus-squarevaionko@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoA GFCI won’t do squat without PE connected
minus-squareAItoothbrush@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWhere? That is the most scuffed ground ive ever seen
You’d think so, but the ground will either be at the bottom of the outlet, requiring a separate cable, or Type-B.
That’s only on homes that have updated wiring codes.
My grandma still has the old aluminum wiring with type A. It’s annoying as shit because there are so many grounded plugs and only so many adapters that take the grounded plug.
And then don’t ground it. Fuck safety right
There is the GFCI in the switch box, but yeah, both gfci+grounded would be preferable.
A GFCI won’t do squat without PE connected
Where? That is the most scuffed ground ive ever seen