The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 11 days agoPlease don't call anyonelemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1imagePlease don't call anyonelemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 11 days agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoDidn’t they change toasters so that you can’t do this anymore?
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 days agoNo, they changed bathroom plugs. Now they have GCFIs. They have a built in test button, but there is one other way to tell… Also they claim that the shorter cords on kitchen appliances are to prevent this but I say that’s bullshit and they’re just cheap.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoMaximum power cord lengths are in the NEC. Regardless of the original motivation, now it’s in the electrical code (US)
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoI was thinking about this today when I pulled out my Vitamix. That thing has like a 6 foot cord. When did this get added? Or does it only apply to heating appliances? Date code on my blender is November 2020.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 day agoI thought it was older than that but I don’t know and didn’t see anything through search. Maybe it’s just named appliances but my blender is also really short
Didn’t they change toasters so that you can’t do this anymore?
No, they changed bathroom plugs. Now they have GCFIs. They have a built in test button, but there is one other way to tell…
Also they claim that the shorter cords on kitchen appliances are to prevent this but I say that’s bullshit and they’re just cheap.
Maximum power cord lengths are in the NEC. Regardless of the original motivation, now it’s in the electrical code (US)
I was thinking about this today when I pulled out my Vitamix. That thing has like a 6 foot cord.
When did this get added? Or does it only apply to heating appliances? Date code on my blender is November 2020.
I thought it was older than that but I don’t know and didn’t see anything through search.
Maybe it’s just named appliances but my blender is also really short