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GFCI outlets work even if your TV does not have an equipment ground! They work by detecting stray current that doesn't come back on the neutral. So if some of the current finds a new path through...
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Good luck with that in today's market. If you won't buy the house then there are 5 people lined up behind you who will.
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Ground is used to protect people and other equipment in the event a device has a fault. The idea is the ground is a low impedance drain path that is more preferable for the electrons to go than, say,...
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Hey outlet, you're grounded!
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Why do people not understand how survivorship bias works?? Is it a lack of education or just an intellectual aptitude thing?
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Yes you can. You must put a sticker on the outlet that says "NO EQUIPMENT GROUND". It will prevent you from getting electrocuted and protect from some ground faults.
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Or an electrocution!
Get the 20 pack to gift to all your enemies!
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Yea, it doesn't make sense.
It looks like it's grounding to your outlet box, but if your outlet box is grounded, why not change out the outlets?
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Chances are pretty good actually and the longer you leave things plugged in the higher the chance gets. Grounding is sort of like taking the EXTRA electricity that is not used by the item and sending...
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Such a nice deal that even the adapters looked shocked 😂
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Weird product picture. I thought it's a minecraft toy. Like a head of some mob.
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Kick off 2021 with a housefire!
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Here for the “Polarized” 2021 comments. Did disappoint!
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No, a buck is. A two-pack, even this GE one (as a closeout, usually), are often found in dollar stores.
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its to let you plug in a 3-prong into a 2-prong outlet
99.9% of people will never bother grounding it
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Don't change outlets if your wiring does not have a ground wire in the box. Otherwise someone plugging in a device would have no idea it's not actually grounded.
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This is the perfect gift for your aging gma in her historic 200 y.o. home.
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I only use these on two occasions:
1. When I want to plug a three prong item into a two prong extension cord.
2. When I want to plug a three prong item into a standalone switch. For some reason...
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The plugs themselves even look confused over their life purpose.
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You can get so many things with those upvotes.....
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Childhood flashback.
Now as an adult... I understand why the heck there is a 3rd pin. It never does anything but when it does... It is super important
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It can be as simple as something like an appliance failing and then, when you touch it, the current runs through you rather than the mechanical ground. No need for water to be involved. There's a...
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I'll never understand the physics of these things.
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Two electrocutions for only $1.27!
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The better option would be to change your 2-outlet receptacle into a GFCI. That's the code-legal way to have an ungrounded receptacle be a 3-prong outlet
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Will help prevent electrocution behind but won’t reduce fire hazard or prevent electrocution before the GFCI. An AFCI breaker plus the GFCI would probably offer similar benefits to rewiring.
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Thanks op
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A prior owner of my house installed three 3 prong outlets in some rooms without bothering to ground them. Perhaps I can add these to double the non-grounding!
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Nothing in what I wrote about the toaster contradicts this. The issue with a metal cased toaster is the open element and the ability for the “human” to become the path between the toaster element and...
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Oops. Yeah, surge protectors.
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Can I put my tongue on it?
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you need like 10+ grands to re-run your moms house for those gfci outlets. you cant just replace the standard outlets
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We’ve been using these in our house for a few years as the house is old. This year we finally had one start to burn. We caught it as soon as it started smoking but it charred and melted itself onto...
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A lot of SD "genius" post packed into this one sentence.
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Nope give me your downvotes as you already have done.
However if even one person realizes that spending $10 on a GFCI outlet is better then then $1.50 death adapter then I’m happy. Peoples lives...
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Bah I feel bad reading this thread now. I always use these things to connect three prong cords to those cheapy two prong indoor extension cords, and use them to connect holiday lights and such.
I...
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I'm sure it's a beautiful place but .5mm gets me a mini mansion where I live. Life is too short to need to save up millions for a little shack!
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gee, I think so.One of the last massive conglomerates around.
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THANK YOU!!
Didn't know GFCI outlet stull protect you without ground.
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupt sounds "ground can not be in Fault!!!"
Thanks!!
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I meant, if you don't have a ground in your box, don't just put a 3 prong outlet in there so you can plug in 3 prong items. Others will likely use it not knowing there is no ground protection. ...
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