Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 days agoWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square486linkfedilinkarrow-up1649file-text
arrow-up1649imageWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialEk-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 days agomessage-square486linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarepeoplebeproblems@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 days 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-up1·11 days agoThere is the GFCI in the switch box, but yeah, both gfci+grounded would be preferable.
minus-squarevaionko@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 days agoA GFCI won’t do squat without PE connected
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