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This cat bed is heated, so it's naturally the best seat in the house (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by notnotmike to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wouldn't a fuse be enough to prevent that?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, which is why all of them have a fuse on the cord. It's the same as modern heated blankets.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Is a fuse sufficient, or would one need a GFCI as well?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It would need to be a fuse on each branch of the heating element. And even so, sometimes a defect in one line of the heating element causes it to catch on fire anyway due to the concentration of current.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, this depends on the layout of the heating device. It could also just be a metal plate with a single heating element underneath, using metal to distribute the heat.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh that’s a good idea: cut a thin metal sheet and sandwich it between the heater and the bedding.