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> Note that the EU sockets also have shutters in front of the live connections like UK plugs, even for the ungrounded ones That's not true everywhere. In my co
by fy20 5y ago
> Note that the EU sockets also have shutters in front of the live connections like UK plugs, even for the ungrounded ones
That's not true everywhere. In my country (Schuko) you can get child-proof sockets with shutters, but I have never seen them used anywhere - in commercial or residential buildings.
- Doxin 5y agoThere's the explicitly child-proof sockets that require some stupid action like twisting the plug into them[0] but that's not what I'm talking about. Any new EU socket should come with shutters built in[1] which prevent poking something into a single hole. They only move out of the way if something gets poked into both holes. The shutters are often black, which means that it's basically impossible to see them under normal lighting conditions. Of course there are still plenty of old sockets out in the world which lack these safety features. [0] https://i.imgur.com/66LK2ZB.jpg https://i.imgur.com/66LK2ZB.jpg [1] https://i.imgur.com/rs57bjn.jpg https://i.imgur.com/rs57bjn.jpg
- qayxc 5y agoMaybe you didn't look? You can't see the shutters from the outside unless you look straight into them and they're painted red (mine aren't for example, so cannot tell until you plug something in).