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http://www.thebuildingcodeforum.com/forum/residential-electrical-codes/3770-tamper-resistant-receptacles-2.htmljar546 said:The CPSC provided documentation showing 25,000 documented Emergency Room visits by children 8 years of age and younger in a 10 year period due to electrical shock from placing objects into receptacle outlets.Things are not always as people think. I make a point to let electricians know about this after they whine about the $40- $60 average cost for a new home using TR receptacles.
Your permit on the bathroom remodel should have expired a long time ago. Do you know somebody at the building department?fatboy said:I did not like the requirement being implemented, felt it was product driven, but CO State Electrical Board adopted it unamended, so we had no choice. That being said, they are a little more difficult to plug check. Having installed them in my own kitchen during a little renovation, not that big of a deal, have not had issues with them. As of today, installed two more in the basement bath that I am spiffing up. Price does not seem to be an issue anymore.
What exactly does a doctor do for a five year old that stuck a paperclip in a receptacle?Originally Posted by jar546 The CPSC provided documentation showing 25,000 documented Emergency Room visits by children 8 years of age and younger in a 10 year period due to electrical shock from placing objects into receptacle outlets.
Or, like myself, you become an electrician.MASSDRIVER said:You do it once. I did it. Once. Lost my outlet fascination after that.
You're one of those cats that grab both wires to see how many volts it is aren't you?chris kennedy said:Or, like myself, you become an electrician.
We're all apes. Some of us more than others.mark handler said:U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), about 2,400 children 10 years old or younger suffer serious electrical injuries each year.They do not track children over 10 nor "apes"
Me too and it seems like yesterday. In would bet that 80% of boys did the same thing. Don't you get a Cub Scout patch for that?mark handler said:I did it as a kid but that was more than 50 years agoI survived, much to some peoples shagrinn
There have been several proposals for just that or for steering wheels that sense alcohol in the sweat--be careful what you ask for.steveray said:I bet there are more than 25,000 drunk driving ER visits in a ten year period.....Let's put those breathalyzers in every car!