Outlet Covers
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@DustinB3403 said:
Or do you mean the individual plug inserts that you use to keep children from sticking metal objects into the outlet?
In the UK those are fun.
The top PIN opens the lower 2 pins, now the live electrics are exposed. Meaning that they can electrocute themselves. Where as without the 3 pin plastic cover, they are safer.
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@Breffni-Potter said:
@DustinB3403 said:
Or do you mean the individual plug inserts that you use to keep children from sticking metal objects into the outlet?
In the UK those are fun.
The top PIN opens the lower 2 pins, now the live electrics are exposed. Meaning that they can electrocute themselves. Where as without the 3 pin plastic cover, they are safer.
Wow, those plugs have to be expensive!
A standard 15 amp outlet in the US cost around $0.60 in a hardware store.
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They are also much much safer
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@Breffni-Potter said:
They are also much much safer
I suppose, but I don't personally know anyone who's hurt themselves on US plugs, unless they were doing something intentionally stupid.
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@coliver said:
@Jason said:
Where can you order standard receptacle plats that say UPS protected on them? I haven't found any.
I've never seen them. Generally I've seen ones that have a removable label. Or have label tape on them.
Yeah ours may have been custom ordered. If they aren't too expensive I'd get some.
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@Dashrender said:
@Breffni-Potter said:
They are also much much safer
I suppose, but I don't personally know anyone who's hurt themselves on US plugs, unless they were doing something intentionally stupid.
Children, fingers, sticking things into sockets, generally you want sockets covered.
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@Breffni-Potter said:
@DustinB3403 said:
Or do you mean the individual plug inserts that you use to keep children from sticking metal objects into the outlet?
In the UK those are fun.
The top PIN opens the lower 2 pins, now the live electrics are exposed. Meaning that they can electrocute themselves. Where as without the 3 pin plastic cover, they are safer.
Yeah they quit doing those here. Law now requires Tamper resistant outlets.
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@Dashrender said:
@Breffni-Potter said:
@DustinB3403 said:
Or do you mean the individual plug inserts that you use to keep children from sticking metal objects into the outlet?
In the UK those are fun.
The top PIN opens the lower 2 pins, now the live electrics are exposed. Meaning that they can electrocute themselves. Where as without the 3 pin plastic cover, they are safer.
Wow, those plugs have to be expensive!
A standard 15 amp outlet in the US cost around $0.60 in a hardware store.
The crappy ones you shouldn't buy. The $1 ones are the ones that are decent usually, and you can get TR ones around that too.
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@Breffni-Potter said:
@Dashrender said:
@Breffni-Potter said:
They are also much much safer
I suppose, but I don't personally know anyone who's hurt themselves on US plugs, unless they were doing something intentionally stupid.
Children, fingers, sticking things into sockets, generally you want sockets covered.
Power outlets have been around for decades before I was a born - outlet covers weren't a concern when I was a child, and look I'm alive and mostly well at 40 years of age.
Does it happen? sure, yeah it does, enough to freak out about it? or make super expensive plugs for? not in my opinion. This is a situation where those with a real concern should purchase and provide their own safety measures, but forcing those expenses on the whole environment is mostly a waste of money.
My business doesn't need those protections - if you bring your child to my office - Man up, be responsible for what your child is doing - or stay the heck out of my business. Same goes for visiting someone else's home.
/rant.
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@Jason said:
@Dashrender said:
@Breffni-Potter said:
@DustinB3403 said:
Or do you mean the individual plug inserts that you use to keep children from sticking metal objects into the outlet?
In the UK those are fun.
The top PIN opens the lower 2 pins, now the live electrics are exposed. Meaning that they can electrocute themselves. Where as without the 3 pin plastic cover, they are safer.
Wow, those plugs have to be expensive!
A standard 15 amp outlet in the US cost around $0.60 in a hardware store.
The crappy ones you shouldn't buy. The $1 ones are the ones that are decent usually, and you can get TR ones around that too.
Agreed - and I'm totally fine with $1/ea. Though if that is a new requirement, how are the stores even allowed to sell the old non TR ones anymore?
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@Dashrender said:
@Jason said:
@Dashrender said:
@Breffni-Potter said:
@DustinB3403 said:
Or do you mean the individual plug inserts that you use to keep children from sticking metal objects into the outlet?
In the UK those are fun.
The top PIN opens the lower 2 pins, now the live electrics are exposed. Meaning that they can electrocute themselves. Where as without the 3 pin plastic cover, they are safer.
Wow, those plugs have to be expensive!
A standard 15 amp outlet in the US cost around $0.60 in a hardware store.
The crappy ones you shouldn't buy. The $1 ones are the ones that are decent usually, and you can get TR ones around that too.
Agreed - and I'm totally fine with $1/ea. Though if that is a new requirement, how are the stores even allowed to sell the old non TR ones anymore?
We just built a new location for my office, I'm pretty sure it does not have TR outlets in it.. but I'll be double checking on my next visit.
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I use my dymo label maker for stuff like this, quick and cheap.
RHINO 4200 - works great, runs on batteries.
http://www.dymo.com/en-US/rhino-industrial-4200-qwy-label-maker
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Hospitals use a color coded outlet - Generally Orange for Emergency power-
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@gjacobse said:
Hospitals use a color coded outlet - Generally Orange for Emergency power-
Ah. My mom is currently in a place that has red ones labelled "EMERGENCY" ... I was wondering what that meant.
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@gjacobse said:
Hospitals use a color coded outlet - Generally Orange for Emergency power-
Hospital grade outlets are expensive. something like $5-$10 an outlet.
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They also use colored ones to identify isolated ground circuits too.
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@brianlittlejohn said:
They also use colored ones to identify isolated ground circuits too.
yeah cause no one wants a nice shock from different in ground potentials.. well some people like getting shocked but not me.
