Plumber69
In the Trades
If the bottom element blows out and water is all over floor. Power is still on. Can you get Electrocuted if you stand in water
I ran into this today. Im seriousyou're a trip.
Standing in water will not protect you from lightning. Further, if you touch the above-the-water wires exposed when the element blew out, you could get electrocuted. If the protective ground is not wired to the WH, and one of the blown out wires is contacting the ungrounded case, and you touch the case with your hand, or touch an ungrounded metal pipe connected to that WH, you could get a bad shock. Otherwise, I don't see how you get electrocuted by standing nearby. Even with case of the WH presumed hot, standing nearby would be unlikely to give you a tingle.If the bottom element blows out and water is all over floor. Power is still on. Can you get Electrocuted if you stand in water
No different than being in a lake next to a pier. Many have been electrocuted as they entered the water. There was a post a few years ago on this forum on this topic. Not long ago someone at a Disney resort in Orlando was electrocuted as they entered a pool while touching the metal handrail. For some reason the handrail was hot.If the bottom element blows out and water is all over floor. Power is still on. Can you get Electrocuted if you stand in water
Just bought my second one of these today; well worth the expense!Hey Mark, with the water heaters you're installing this might be good to throw in with your tools. About $17 and it's a non contact tester to see if there is voltage in the line. It warns you if it's a hot wire.
It has been handy for me to help me find out which breakers go to which circuits without getting shocked.
This is awkward, but...
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