End of the power adapter fell in the toilet, what do I do?

[SAWYER]

I pulled out my clippers to do a trim and hooked them up. I picked up the trimmers and the power cord fell out and the end landed in the toilet. The adapter is hooked up to an outlet with power.

 

[Demo24]

Pee on it.

 

[surfsatwerk]

Call the fire dept. this one's out of control.

 

[Rastus]

Dry it with a hair dryer and use it. It's output voltage is low enough and the power supply is probably current limited so it probably wouldn't hurt anything even if it was shorted out.

 

[spidey07]

Just unplug it and dry it off

 

[SAWYER]

I'm afraid to touch it for fear of being shocked, it's still hooked up to the outlet

 

[Schfifty Five]

Just unplug the end connected to the wall outlet, dry off the end that fell in the toilet, and plug it back in. seems like a pretty trivial thing to me.

 

[SAWYER]

I've been electrocuted before, so i have a fear of these types of things

 

[effowe]

Grab the cord a foot away from the wall, pull it out quick. Do it now, seriously.

 

[drum]

Build another bathroom and use it instead just to be safe

 

[lxskllr]

How do you guys make it through life? Some of the questions that pop up here....

 

[spidey07]

I've been electrocuted before, so i have a fear of these types of things

Then make sure you're wearing tennis shoes and grab the cord by the outlet and unplug with one hand.

NOT TWO HANDS!

 

[sdifox]

I've been electrocuted before, so i have a fear of these types of things

WTF, we have an immortal in our midst. All bow to man who won't stay killed!

 

[BassBomb]

I was freaking out like this when I saw sparks from installing my car-audio

 

[IEC]

Post a question about it on ATOT so you don't have to use that gray matter in between your ears.

 

[Schfifty Five]

I've been electrocuted before, so i have a fear of these types of things

The cord is insulated w/ rubber (or some kind of synthetic), and therefore it's pretty safe to just grab the cord.

Are you also afraid to touch the cord when your clippers are on? You do realize that a current is running through the cord when your clippers are on, yet it's safe to touch the cord.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Just unplug the end connected to the wall outlet, dry off the end that fell in the toilet, and plug it back in. seems like a pretty trivial thing to me.

This.

I've been electrocuted before, so i have a fear of these types of things

No you haven't (you need to look up electrocuted)...

 

[SAWYER]

Yes I have. I was working at a restaurant in high school and touched on accident some loose wires. It knocked me out and when I woke up I could not move my legs for several minutes and was scared shitless.

 

[MrPickins]

Yes I have. I was working at a restaurant in high school and touched on accident some loose wires. It knocked me out and when I woke up I could not move my legs for several minutes and was scared shitless.

Unless you died from it, you were shocked, not electrocuted...

 

[rudder]

drop it in a pure bleach solution for 2 hours.... just to be sure.

 

[acheron]

Build another bathroom and use it instead just to be safe

Should probably nuke the other one from orbit.

 

[TheVrolok]

Just unplug it and dry it off

That.

 

[hanoverphist]

Unless you died from it, you were shocked, not electrocuted...

qft

if that were the case, id have been electrocuted many times over the last 40 years.

and passed out from 120V wall? wow. 15A 120V is a good jolt, but not one that would toss ya back and knock out people. hell, i didnt even pass out when i got tickled by 220V a couple times.

 

[sdifox]

op if there is a power adaptor plugged in to the socket, chances are the other end is DC. Under 12V and under 1A. You can touch that end without being hit with electricity. You can just unplug the power adaptor from the wall, lift the other end from the toilet, wash it a lot and let it dry.

If you do not feel safe doing that, turn off the breaker from the distribution panel. If you don't know which breaker the wash-room is hooked up to, turn off the main breaker, that would render your house powerless, but you won't be able to shock yourself.

 

[ViviTheMage]

get some rubber gloves and grab em