On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 13:10:42 -0600, Danny Sauer
On Sunday 20 March 2005 06:49 am, Kevanf1 wrote:
Here in the UK most places - I have them fitted at home - are now geared up with micro residual current circuit breakers too which trip out at the slightest hint of a short. It probably wouldn't save equipment but it would save your life from an electric shock.
Those are called GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter) outlets in the USA, and are typically only installed near water (in the kitchen and bathroom), as they cost about $7 instead of $0.50 for regular outlets. Many (most?) new houses are built as cheaply as possible over here. :(
--Danny, who generally uses GFCI outlets when feasible
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Hmmm, so cost cutting goes on all over :-( We had our house rewired about 7 years ago. Prior to this all the wiring was a right mess with new PVC cabling joined up to ancient black rubber stuff back to PVC. The fuse box was porcelain insulators. We had a complete RCD fuse box protecting every circuit put in. For goodness sake, what price do people put on a life? It reminds me of fellow anglers - I love angling as well as messing with Linux - who go out in a boat with the latest most expensive fishing gear but cannot pay a bit extra for a life jacket. -- Take care. Kevan Farmer 34 Hill Street Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR