As Don stated if the keyed device contains a receptacle then that receptacle requires GFCI protection.Must a keyed porcelain light socket in unfinished basement be GFCI protection . 2011 code. [ what article please ]
And porcelain ? Unusual - at least in my experience,Never heard the term "keyed" we just call them "keyless" and I don't even know why they are called that!
Keyed have pull chain switches, keyless do not.Never heard the term "keyed" we just call them "keyless" and I don't even know why they are called that!
Never heard the term "keyed" we just call them "keyless" and I don't even know why they are called that!
Most are some type of plastic now, but they were all porcelain in the past, and you had to be careful as your tightened the mounting screws to avoid cracking the porcelain.And porcelain ? Unusual - at least in my experience,
Yes, that's true when I was ancient. Most of the domestic lighting here are LEDs now.Most are some type of plastic now, but they were all porcelain in the past, and you had to be careful as your tightened the mounting screws to avoid cracking the porcelain.
Never heard the term "keyed" we just call them "keyless" and I don't even know why they are called that!
Thanks! Learn something new every day...Keyed have pull chain switches, keyless do not.
They used to have a little turn thingy sticking out to turn the bulb on and off, just like some lamp holders for lamps still do. That turn thingy is called a "key".
If it uses a pull chain it's called a "porcelain pull chain".
If there is no way to control the lamp via the socket it's called a "porcelain keyless".
-Hal
Key is another word for switch.Never heard the term "keyed" we just call them "keyless" and I don't even know why they are called that!
When lampholders were first made, they had a key-shaped switch that looked very simikar to the valve key on old gas lights
I think so. I'd bet money on it.Hmmm, you think that's how they got the name? Holdover from gas lights?
-Hal