Ek-Hou-Van-Braai to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-222 days agoWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square473fedilinkarrow-up1648arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up1633arrow-down1imageWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialEk-Hou-Van-Braai to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-222 days agomessage-square473fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarexeplinkfedilink14•23 days agoYou’d think so, but the ground will either be at the bottom of the outlet, requiring a separate cable, or Type-B.
minus-square@peoplebeproblems@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish8•23 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-squarexeplinkfedilink1•23 days agoThere is the GFCI in the switch box, but yeah, both gfci+grounded would be preferable.
minus-squareAItoothbrushlinkfedilinkEnglish2•23 days 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