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Get those pipes moved, if that service header/main fuse unit gets soaked, there will be an explosion, as the next fuse upstream is 800amps at the substation!
Consumer unit next to water pipes/joints?
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Well in 2009 Cockermouth got flooded to a depth of over 6 foot in places. In most cases we just dried the cut-outs before re-energising.
Similarly in 197? parts of the Fylde near Blackpool got flooded by salt water, same again most cut-outs survived.
Still not taking the chance though
Similarly in 197? parts of the Fylde near Blackpool got flooded by salt water, same again most cut-outs survived.
Still not taking the chance though
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Sure - but that's what I was think/expecting. Particularly with 'fresh' water, I would very much doubt that, even if a cutout (or anything else containing a 23)V pd) were submerged in water, that enough current would flow through the water for the current, per se, to be high enough to be a particular problem (although there would clearly be risks of electric shock).
Kind Regards, John
I suspect a slightly damp cutout would be more dangerous than a completely submerged one though, I could be wrong of course
Dangerous in what respect? In relation to current flow through the water (and whatever consequences that current might have) I would have thought the more water, the worse it would get - particularly with a metal cutout, since there would be an extensive L-E, as well as a L-N, path if it were full of water.
I still doubt that any degree of wetness would result in any very large currents.
Kind Regards, John
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