Turning off breaker is dangerous?

[Jim]

I love it. Please change my official "who am I known as" from Texas Clodhopper to Clodzapper. It's an electrifying moniker.

Oh lord. . .

The name’s got spark, style, and a jolt of personality. Consider your electrifying moniker officially updated.

 

[GlampDaddy]

NIRVC's valets all have instructions to plug-in coaches when they park them. They usually do, but they NEVER check to see if the breaker is on. If all breakers are on all the time, the coaches are more likely to have power...so the customers' batteries don't die and the company will have to replace fewer of them.

 

[GlampDaddy]

I love it. Please change my official "who am I known as" from Texas Clodhopper to Clodzapper. It's an electrifying moniker.

...good for cow patties, too!

 

[Richpatty]

So the general consensus on this thread and the “other one” seem that although they could see why NIRVC would want to leave them on for some random reasons, it really is not best practice. And although they may save their breakers, they may ruin the outlets….

 

[MemoriesByTheMile]

As an analyst who likes to understand the “why” …

It may be general consensus - but tradition (we’ve always done it this way) plays a very strong role in these types of discussions.

There are other ways to mitigate any electrical arcing when unplugging besides turning off the breaker and these other ways are better protection for items such as A/C units.