Ok... um... today, I had a safety switch installed in my home

[Kieran McConville]

This is a device the workings of which I don't entirely understand (not being a qualified electrician, mind you), but I'm led to believe it will function as a sort of fail-safe shutdown if something goes wrong.

So it was good to get that done, my old apartment lacks a lot of the mod cons, if you know what I mean.

The electrician told me that the safety switch is required by law in all residences these days, as is a smoke detector. However, no smoke detector was installed today.

That will probably be handled on some other occasion, sometime soon. I'll keep you guys posted when that happens.

 

[hardyharhar]

Maybe you should take up smoking in bed in the meantime

 

[Zoomerang96]

This is a device the workings of which I don't entirely understand (not being a qualified electrician, mind you), but I'm led to believe it will function as a sort of fail-safe shutdown if something goes wrong.

yeah, i've heard the same thing. apparently it's not really a necessary devise, but it can't hurt to have it either.

i guess, if you have it - great, if not, oh well.

it's all pretty so-so.

 

[deep]

We don't have those in California.


Is this what you got?

 

[Kieran McConville]

Zoomerang96, the real question is, is it so-so enough?

I'm really aiming for the very depths of ho-hum territory here.

 

[Cin]

Why don't you try putting a knife into the toaster, that way you'll know for sure if it works. Although without a smoke detector you may inadvertently burn down everyone else's apartments too.

 

[gvox]

Really the only true test is as follows, from what I've heard (from people who've tried it, of course)

1. Run a bath.

2. Lower yourself into the water.

3. Drop a running hair dryer into the tub.

4. Have a loved one hit the master safety switch.

Oh, and needless to say, report back your findings.