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re: Electrician’s opinion on the following neighbor situation
Posted on 1/4/19 at 8:25 am to Lickitty Split
Posted on 1/4/19 at 8:25 am to Lickitty Split
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I know this stuff happens all the time with Christmas lights but I’ve never been one to have cords connecting on the ground for the reason that it could lead to possible electrocution. Is this a rationale precaution or is it highly unlikely that someone would get electrocuted unless the cord was decomposing or exposing wires?
Yes, it could present a hazardous exposure but if the house has GFCI's and modern style breakers instead of fuses the circuits should trip if they get wet enough. Danger comes in if one leg is wet and someone comes in contact with wet cord and becomes the ground source.
A GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) are standard code on all house external circuits now.
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Posted on 1/4/19 at 8:31 am to Lickitty Split
Unplug at source and get the extension cords out of the standing water asap. No extension cord should ever be allowed to sit in water including the portions of it that don’t include the connectors. A small split in the insulation anywhere on the cord has the potential to energize standing water.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 8:38 am to Lickitty Split
should have touched the water to find out
Posted on 1/4/19 at 8:41 am to terd ferguson
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1/3/19
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Christmas lights
Trashy. As. frick.
Always easy to spot the pagans
Posted on 1/4/19 at 8:50 am to Bread Orgeron
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Neighbor needs GFI
most Christmas lights don't have a grounding prong, unless they do, GFI is useless.
electrical shock "may" occur if you were to pick up the connection allowing the hot prong to touch you while being grounded which is unlikely, the biggest risk is the water would become a short between the hot prong and neutral and trip the breaker, or if it is 3 pronged and connected to a GFCI the GFCI would trip.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 8:50 am to Evil Little Thing
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I’m not sure how to avoid having plugs on the ground if you have any inflatables or lights on stakes lining the driveway.
there are protective boxes you can buy specifically for that reason
HOME DEPOT
This post was edited on 1/4/19 at 8:52 am
Posted on 1/4/19 at 9:09 am to Choctaw
Those things wont do shite if they are in standing water.
Posted on 1/4/19 at 9:15 am to terd ferguson
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1/3/19
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Christmas lights
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Trashy. As. frick.
Why don't you call out Chicken for his?
Posted on 1/4/19 at 9:19 am to ultratiger89
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grounding prong, unless they do, GFI is useless.
grounding prongs don't matter. Gfci's work by measuring current that goes from hot to neutral. If there is a difference that is outside the perimeter of the GFI it will trip. Gfci's even work when installed in an old house without a ground wire.
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