On 12/3/2020 5:02 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 12/2/20 9:19 PM, Hawk wrote:
On 12/2/2020 5:04 PM, Thomas wrote:
Bought a sous vide 800 watt cooker. Can I safely use in a 2 slot outlet?
15 amp service, older house, maybe from 1965 or so.


With an adapter, you can.

Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Sure, it would work physically.Â*Â* But it isn't grounded.Â* The most
important thing safety wise is grounding.Â* A legal alternative is
using a gfci outlet either in that one box or upstream.Â* Is there
any chance a modern gfci breaker would fit in the breaker box?
A gfci outlet should fit in that particular box.

A GFCI will still fit in the same box but will only protect the
remaining receptacles following along the circuit. The best option
(other than rewiring a new circuit with a ground) is to install the GFCI
on the first receptacle for that circuit, then the rest of them are
protected.