I am so appreciative of this info. My mom has her water garden plugged in with an extension cord that goes across the porch and settles in an area the puddles when it rains. My friend always unplugs the cords and puts them out of the wet area. Then Mom complains that someone is messing with her water garden. Now I now what this is all about and understand. Thanks
Sincerely, Judith
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To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
From: slurryguy@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:21:22 +0000
Subject: [papercreters] Re: Drill motors
Yes.
You are asking about a "GFI Adaptor" Here is one example:
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200319033_200319033
If you are comfortable doing your own electrical wiring and installing an outlet yourself... the outlet will be cheaper than the adaptor. Do that. If you don't feel comfortable changing out an electrical outlet and don't want to hire an electrician, an adaptor is a reasonable option.
However... the best location to install a GFI adaptor is closest to the outlet, not at the far end of an extension cord.
If you think about it, the most common place water can get in contact with the electricity would be where the drill plug mates with an extension cord. It's easy to imagine the cord getting dragged through a puddle. You don't want the GFI adaptor swimming around on the floor. It may not protect you very well. If the adaptor is plugged into the wall and the extension cord is plugged into it, the adaptor will kill power even if only the extension cord end gets wet. That's a good thing. You want that protection.
Also... a GFI outlet or GFI adaptor will only work properly if the wiring is proper 3-wire with a GOOD GROUND. If your house wiring is 2-wire outlets without a ground, you'll be a lot better off if you rewire a circuit at your worksite and install something with a good 3rd wire grounded outlet and a proper GFI. Don't try to use one of those 2-wire to 3-wire adaptor plugs. You'll only be defeating the GFI from being able to protect you. Not safe.
--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com , Evelyn Vollmer <evelynanne8@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the info Bob and Slurryguy, it's much appreciated. A question
> about a GFI outlet, is there a GFI that can be plugged in to the end of an
> extension cord then the drill plugged into this?
>
> >The safest way to use ANY drill (no matter what the case is made out of)
> when working around water, or wet papercrete is to plug the drill into a GFI
> or a "Ground Fault Interruptor" wall outlet. Those are the outlets you often
> see in bathrooms or anywhere electricity is near water. They have the little
> circuit breaker buttons for "test" and "reset" on them. When a power tool
> gets wet and becomes a shock hazard, the outlet's internal breaker should
> trip and shut off the electrical power.
>
> It's simple and cheap to install one GFI outlet of this type in a garage,
> shop, or other outdoor work area. Best investment you can make if you're
> mixing papercrete with any type of electric mixer.<
>
You are asking about a "GFI Adaptor" Here is one example:
http://www.northern
If you are comfortable doing your own electrical wiring and installing an outlet yourself... the outlet will be cheaper than the adaptor. Do that. If you don't feel comfortable changing out an electrical outlet and don't want to hire an electrician, an adaptor is a reasonable option.
However... the best location to install a GFI adaptor is closest to the outlet, not at the far end of an extension cord.
If you think about it, the most common place water can get in contact with the electricity would be where the drill plug mates with an extension cord. It's easy to imagine the cord getting dragged through a puddle. You don't want the GFI adaptor swimming around on the floor. It may not protect you very well. If the adaptor is plugged into the wall and the extension cord is plugged into it, the adaptor will kill power even if only the extension cord end gets wet. That's a good thing. You want that protection.
Also... a GFI outlet or GFI adaptor will only work properly if the wiring is proper 3-wire with a GOOD GROUND. If your house wiring is 2-wire outlets without a ground, you'll be a lot better off if you rewire a circuit at your worksite and install something with a good 3rd wire grounded outlet and a proper GFI. Don't try to use one of those 2-wire to 3-wire adaptor plugs. You'll only be defeating the GFI from being able to protect you. Not safe.
--- In papercreters@
>
> Thanks for the info Bob and Slurryguy, it's much appreciated. A question
> about a GFI outlet, is there a GFI that can be plugged in to the end of an
> extension cord then the drill plugged into this?
>
> >The safest way to use ANY drill (no matter what the case is made out of)
> when working around water, or wet papercrete is to plug the drill into a GFI
> or a "Ground Fault Interruptor" wall outlet. Those are the outlets you often
> see in bathrooms or anywhere electricity is near water. They have the little
> circuit breaker buttons for "test" and "reset" on them. When a power tool
> gets wet and becomes a shock hazard, the outlet's internal breaker should
> trip and shut off the electrical power.
>
> It's simple and cheap to install one GFI outlet of this type in a garage,
> shop, or other outdoor work area. Best investment you can make if you're
> mixing papercrete with any type of electric mixer.<
>
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