r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Warm_Web3768 • 18h ago

Ruined by Technology Plug got stuck at work

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u/GI-Robots-Alt 16h ago

Turn off the breaker first for the love of god.

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u/agowa338 14h ago

Good but not really needed if you're isolated... It's just ~230V with no load attached. So...

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u/GI-Robots-Alt 14h ago

I understand the mechanics of it. Turn the fucking breaker off anyway.

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u/agowa338 14h ago

I literally do not know any electrician that would tbh...

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u/GI-Robots-Alt 14h ago

At my job (machinist) we're not even allowed to open up the electrical cabinet on our CNC machines to reset a fuse, even if we follow lockout tagout procedures. Only the electricians are technically allowed to, and they have to turn off the main breaker for the machine before doing ANYTHING in there.

If they don't then health and safety will have their ass.

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u/agowa338 13h ago

Well that's different. There is an actual load connected...

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u/GI-Robots-Alt 13h ago

Respectfully. What are you doing here? What's the point of what you're saying?

ALWAYS turn off the electricity for something like this, ALWAYS. Your average person isn't an electrician, doesn't fully understand the dangers, and should be extremely cautious when messing with any of this.

Like I don't get what you're trying to accomplish in this conversation.

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u/agowa338 13h ago

If you don't know what you're doing you shouldn't fuck with it even when the breaker is off...

I assumed some 10th graders physics fundamentals knowledge in electrical engineering. Maybe I shouldn't have...

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u/Aggravating-Sir8185 13h ago

It's not even clear that it's directly wired in. It could just be an extension deal and it just needs to be unplugged.

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u/GI-Robots-Alt 12h ago

Turn it off anyway. I simply don't understand the "Uhm actually!" people on this one.

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u/Aggravating-Sir8185 11h ago

Because tripping the breaker is massive overkill when it can just be unplugged. It's not like an extension cord has massive capacitors that will retain a charge. It would be like turning off the mains water to patch a hole in a garden hose.