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Clare Snyder Clare Snyder is offline
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Default Why aren't toasters grounded?

On Tue, 25 Dec 2018 19:48:03 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Thursday, March 7, 2002 at 2:44:50 PM UTC-6, larrymoencurly wrote:
Is it true that grounding a toaster could actually make it more
dangerous than running it from a 2-wire cord, even when the outlet
isn't GFCI protected? I've never seen a toaster that had a 3-wire cord.


I've never seen a three prong plug on a toaster.


Have you seen a 3 wire cord on an electric space heater??
Or a Tea Kettle?

Not sure - but none I've owned have had them.
My Keurig coffee maker does