Arc-fault breakers are required by code as of now, and it would help this situation quote a bit. However millions of homes don’t have them installed so they’re more at risk.
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rumba@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Why not have the meters detect and control a disconnect. with all the solar generation around, someone’s gotta have a bad transfer switch somewhere.
Ydna@lemmy.world 2 days ago
MajorasMaskForever@lemmy.world 3 days ago
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In the US, using a cord like this will either be harmless or create effectively a dead short. Typical breakers will catch the latter but it will take tenths of a second for a breaker to react in which time the electricity could kill someone.
Depending on circuit conditions a GFCI might intervene as well, they’re typically faster at reacting (needing a few milliseconds) but for a cable designed to handle full residential power, it’s still enough to kill a person in that small window of time
isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
except american standards mandate GFCI only in bathrooms, so you’ll get cooked before anything trips