This is a great followup and use case for a home energy monitoring system, something I wrote about on the blog last week. My new ETS was broken, but how? The electric thermal storage (ETS) unit mentioned in that post stopped doing what its supposed to. When we had it installed I didn’t tie it into […]
Shock
Electric Shock and the Human Body
A little while ago, I talked about two important components of electricity: voltage and current. Understanding both is key to understanding how to keep yourself safe around electricity. There are two big hazards to look out for when working with and around electricity: electric shock, and arc flash. Electric shock happens when electric current passes […]