220V outlet safety plug

[nitroracer20]

Hi guys,

the baby is getting more mobile. I want to be proactive in the garage.

i have a 220V line in the garage with a “y harness” i want to get plug protectors for.

quick search yeilds nothing. Have you guys seen anything?

thanks

 

[isb cornbinder]

For those outlets that I was not able to buy a child resistant safety plug, I bought male plug ends and installed them. I used a piece of wood dowel to close the male plug where the cord would normally go.

 

[Viper98912]

For anything that's 220V that I'm not using, I flip the breaker until I need it.

 

[kbuhagiar]

For anything that's 220V that I'm not using, I flip the breaker until I need it.

Same here.

 

[Stuart in MN]

This may work for your application: https://www.masterlock.com/products/product/487

 

[mike93lx]

If it is infrequently used and you can't easily shut the breaker off, a piece of duct tape will be better than a plastic cap.

 

[mike93lx]

This may work for your application: https://www.masterlock.com/products/product/487

LOTO for little kids. Lol.

Have you seen the lock picking lawyer on youtube? Anything master lock makes me think even a little kid could open it if desired

 

[nitroracer20]

Simple enough for me to throw the breaker. Good call there.

although i love the lockout tagout style - but the open hole at the end of the plug seems to defeat the purpose.

thanks all!

 

[rburke65]

What!! I think you mean 240 volt. Don’t be coming on here and talking that 220volt stuff if you know whats good for you! People out there are listening…..be afraid….be very afraid…….

 

[rlitman]

What!! I think you mean 240 volt. Don’t be coming on here and talking that 220volt stuff if you know whats good for you! People out there are listening…..be afraid….be very afraid…….

The plug CLEARLY states 125/250V (exactly as specified by NEMA). Where do you find weird 240V plugs?

 

[mike93lx]

The plug CLEARLY states 125/250V (exactly as specified by NEMA). Where do you find weird 240V plugs?

Checkmate

 

[rburke65]

I don’t find em anywhere. People on here get upset when one says 110 volt or 220 volt and not 120/240. This has nothing to do with me.

 

[PoorUB]

Here is one with a hole in only one end, add your own lock.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0078QQNA0/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[infinkc]

Can you not just keep it up higher than they can reach? If you are worried about them sticking something metal in, do you even have nails/screws lying around also that they can get into? Just seems more likely they would hurt themselves on something else in the shop than find something to shove in the open plug. I would just get a a glove and zip tie it over the plug.

 

[BreeStephany]

As others have suggested, either turn the breaker off at the panel or install a lockout device on the cord cap!

 

[u3b3rg33k]

just to be safe, turn off the breaker AND lock it out

 

[nadogail]

When I was doing Service Work, we often encountered the “Duty Hero” who not being familiar with Tag Out, we were not locking out breakers. We started disconnecting the wire from the breaker.
No matter how smart you think you are, there is always a Better Idiot.

 

[Mr_fixit]

I'd lust give the kid a screwdriver and let them learn a valuable lesson.