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| Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 16 2012 @ 09:51 PM EDT |
You've got to explain that one.
Here in the U.S. I've worked with wiring that dates back to 1912, and that at
least had screw-in glass fuses. What is fuse wire? How old is that?
Not an Electrician
JG[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, May 17 2012 @ 04:23 AM EDT |
Think REALLY REALLY HARD.
Now, a ground wire hooked up to your copper cold water line on a circuit with no
fuse vs one with a fuse vs one with a breaker...
The powers on in any event right? RIGHT? OK. So, your cold water ground path
would be equally energized in any event, regardless of if there was a bit of
wire or a fuse or a large fish being used in the circuit.
The electrocution problem is most likely due to improperly grounded circuit
panel. Next time, just go pour a bucket of water on the grounding rod. Happens
all the time here it Texas or other drought prone areas.
What can also happen is that your non-electrician plumber has replaced a portion
of coper pipe with PVC, and thus created a better path to ground via water...
This usually happens in conjunction with improperly grounded circuit panels and
cold water lines.
An inspector would discover the problem immediately via testing your grounds and
even sticking a volt meter between the faucet and drain...
The main point is: The type of wiring in the circuit doesn't change the
electrical paths of that circuit. The shock the girl received wouldn't have
been enough to trip a breaker or pop a fuse. You need a special breaker that
detects a drop in return voltage -- Electricity escaping the circuit, then
tripping off.
That's called a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI), and you should have
GFCI protected outlets in any damp locations for this reason.
Moral of the story: Hire a proper Electrician and get the work inspected -- It's
cheaper than your daughter's funeral.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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