Shouldn’t Do This, but…

It might be nice and perhaps of some comfort to know how many breakers are consigned to your 'unit' and their amperage.

One scenario we dealt with was the house we bought while in Houston.
2B-1Bth, a living room between the kit/dine with the previous outdoor 'porch' infilled to create a 2nd living room adjacent to the exist. living room that allowed for a fireplace.  Doing some reno to merge the 2 living rooms into one and connect the kitch and dine....

,,,,the entire house had a 'loop ground' for the 2 wire service...black hot+white grnd, and No green common ground.

All 2 prong plugs, water heater next to the 100 amp fuse box...knob and tube era stuff...

That got reno'd First.  The water heater (gas) got moved to the bed/bath side of the house was next...

Adventures in Renovationland...😏

@goofyfoot -

... wouldn't just a pair of hospital latex gloves achieve the same purpose?

       How much insulation (thickness & toughness) would you prefer, between your skin and the (typically) sharp end of an energized, electrical conductor?

You might try telling your landlord that plugging your fingers in a live wall socket is part of a ritual you perform weekly, and your fingers won’t fit in the provided sockets. When they look at your dazzed and confused, you could come back with: "Just kidding. I just want my audio system to sound better. Can I change it out?"

@waytoomuchstuff I would have asked if the landlord were chilled but I’m certain he’ll object. So I could just change it out while wearing gloves and while being careful not to touch any of the wires together or use the current receptacle until I buy a generator. I really like the idea of the generator. I’m trying to determine how much wattage hours I’ll need.

@goofyfoot  I use to do maintenance at an apartment complex years ago and changing outlets was not uncommon. Most of the time I would shut the easily accessible breaker off, but every now and then I would get cocky or lazy and would change it while it was live. And I did get zapped a few of those times and it did give off a good scary sting but I was basically fine and didn't need to be nominated for a Darwin award. The copper wire from the wall should be curved already and easily slipped on to the screw of the new outlet. I would go for it with some rubber gloves and be done with it.

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