[GTALUG] computer hardware testing tools.

[Karen Lewellen]

As shared previously, the city is investigating, much about the layout 
violates property  standards, they will be here on Monday.



On Thu, 13 Jul 2023, Scott Allen wrote:

> On Thu, 13 Jul 2023 at 10:56, Karen Lewellen via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:
>> for example the fridge is on an outlet with other  items
>
> The Canadian and Ontario electrical codes require a fridge to have its
> own dedicated circuit. (Actually, you're allowed to have an additional
> outlet above the fridge location, on the same circuit, for a 120V AC
> electric clock, which isn't commonly used or provided these days.) If
> there are other things on the fridge circuit, you should remove them
> if it's under your control. If these other items aren't under your
> control, you should inform your landlord that it's a violation of the
> electrical code.
>
> If you're concerned about surges and brownouts caused by poor wiring,
> overloaded circuits, heavy loads being switched on or off, or even
> lightning, putting a UPS on the equipment you'd like to protect is a
> good idea, as has been previously discussed.
>
> -- 
> Scott
>