Reddit reviews TRC 14650006-6 Shockshield White GFCI Plug with Surge Protection, Prefect for Power Tools, Portable Compact Size, Prevents Unmonitored Equipment Startup, Ideal for Indoor Use, 120V/15A
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INDOOR USE: Provides GFCI and single mode surge protection with any appliance or tool used indoorsVERSATILE: Perfect for Power Tools, Saws, Drills, Extension Cords and LightingCOMPACT SIZE: Its small size makes it perfect for the toolbox and offers portable protection for institutional and residential applicationsPrevents unmonitored equipment startup, manual reset is required after GFCI trip and power outageTechnical Specifications: 120V/15A, NEMA 5-15 P & R, Trip Level: 4 - 6 mA, MOV - 314 joules
It is more likely to be dangerous than using a 2 prong device. A 2 prong device is designed to be safe without a ground. A three prong device is designed to use the ground for safety, which means of something goes wrong dangerous voltage could be present on the metal parts of the device (including things like USB ports).
If you can't afford an electrician, maybe a portable GFCI would work. For example https://www.amazon.com/TRC-14650006-6-Shockshield-Protection-Unmonitored/dp/B000XVG72G
Just a tip, if you put your heaters on a GFCI outlet it will protect you and your livestock if it ever breaks. Not a bad idea for the rest of the equipment either, to protect against pump leaks or lights getting dropped in the water. Just plug a powerstrip into one of these and you're good to go.
The ground pin on the outlet is not hooked up to an earth ground. Since you're renting, you can get a GFCI Outlet Adaptor for added safety. It will disconnect the outlet if power is shorting through you to the ground.
You will probably have to get a cheater plug and then plug into that a GFCI protector like this one to protect you and your piano.
I've never seen a pre-wired 12v PC fan, but I wan't really saying that the ones you linked aren't safe. You can use GFCI outlets, those will protect you from shocks.
Portable gfci?
It used to be that these were commonly available in local retail, but they've become scarce. Any hardware store should be able to order one however.
Note that many of the portable ones have a "feature" that they also disconnect the power to what is plugged in in the event of a power failure, and need to be manually reset. That is a feature that I like for power-tools (poor man's "no volt release" switch), but it is undesirable on things like aquarium pumps and heat-tapes. The yeliow home depot one is reported to not disconnect on power failures, and that is the sort you would want.
You can go ahead and plug it in, but the grounded outlet would be safer. Mostly things will work fine, but watch out if you have a cheap power supply in the PC because they can occasionally transfer some voltage to the PC case. That won't give you a big shock, but it can tingle. The main safety issue is if something fails in the power supply that shorts to the case, then it will energize the case. A ground would prevent that. A GFCI plug can give some protection for that.
Also be sure to unplug it whenever there are lightning stirikes even remotely close to you.
It's not if there's no risk - say if a wire in your PSU becomes loose an touches the metal housing and then you touch the PSU housing you may get shocked or worse electrocuted. Best thing to do if you can't rewire your place would be to install a GFCI outlet or get a surge protector with GFCI built in. Something like this. It will shut down the flow of current if it detects it going anywhere other then back into the plug (like through you). These are what you have in your bathrooms and on the end of your hair dryer where the risk of electrocution is far greater than sitting beside your computer.
Oh, I didn't realize. Hmm any of these is certified?
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00SJ7Z7DQ
https://www.amazon.ca/TRC-90033-Shockshield-Portable-Protection/dp/B000XVG72G/
https://www.amazon.ca/Tower-Manufacturing-30439005-Commercial-Auto-Reset-Grounded/dp/B00UOU6OVU/
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B000MM3Z6C