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Why aren't toasters grounded?
On Tue, 06 Aug 2019 11:23:07 -0400,
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On Tue, 6 Aug 2019 10:10:48 -0400, Ralph Mowery
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In article ,
says...
Toasters are expected to be plugged into a GFCI "small appliance
circuit". There is a great amount of safety because of that.
My house was made in 1967 and doesn't have GFCI circuit in the kitchen
or a GFCI circuit breaker for the kitchen in the main panel. Having
said that though, we use a toaster OVEN rather than a toaster for
bread. It has three prongs.
My house was built in the 1980's and does not have GFCI in the kitchen.
We have a toster oven that only has a 2 prong plug. It was bought
sometime in the last 10 years.
The Keurig coffee machine and electric mixer are the only small
appliances in te kitchen that do have a 3 prong plug. The other coffee
pot (Mr. Coffee type),and microwave only have 2 prongs.
A microwave with a 2 prong plug? It is either so new it is double
insulated or it was never listed. The 45 year old one I have uses a 3
prong plug. I also wonder what NEC cycle your AHJ was using if a 1980
house does not have GFCI protected small appliance circuits.
My house was built in 1990 and has GFCI on the outdoor receptacles
and the bathroom receptacles - not on the kitchen.
Ontario Canada
My google searches could only find the USA NEC history
not Canada
John T.
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