Drier plug ark and have no power
On Monday, June 7, 2021 at 6:18:04 PM UTC-4, Ralph Mowery wrote:
There is a slight chance that it could be put back in the way it came
out and the circuits would be live. I would much rather just leave it
out, or if in a house other than my own, take it with me so no one could
plug it back in.
I know a half ass electrician that pulled the meter at a church he was
working on. Some one came by and saw the meter laying on the ground
and plugged it back in. Shocked the crap out of the electrician with
the electricity.
Thanks, that makes sense. I do pull that out when I do any work in the shed, some circuits aren't on the obvious disconnect.
Our power provider just swapped out the meter for a smart meter. They sent a letter saying there would be a brief power outage and I was prepared to reset the microwave, coffee pot, etc.
But that didn't happen. The very young and seemingly inexperienced worker looked at the meter (which I showed her, she couldn't find it) and said there would be no outage, there's a bypass on your meter. And she was right, power didn't even flicker.
Say what? How is that possible? Isn't that more hazardous than leaving the plug in backwards?
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