mayanees
Senior Member
- Location
- Westminster, MD
- Occupation
- Electrical Engineer and Master Electrician
A friend of ine who works at a municipal electric Utility provider described a dangerous situation to me, and asked for suggestions as to how to safely handle the problem.
The situation is that when the municipal employee goes to remove a gas meter from the line that serves a house, there is voltage on the meter such that someone recently got shocked while disconnecting it.
I assume it's stray voltage on the metal pipe.
My first thoughts are to clamp around the meter while doing the disconnect, but if there's a real voltage impressed on the pipe, that could still be dangerous.
Anyone experience this?
Suggestions are appreciated.
John M
The situation is that when the municipal employee goes to remove a gas meter from the line that serves a house, there is voltage on the meter such that someone recently got shocked while disconnecting it.
I assume it's stray voltage on the metal pipe.
My first thoughts are to clamp around the meter while doing the disconnect, but if there's a real voltage impressed on the pipe, that could still be dangerous.
Anyone experience this?
Suggestions are appreciated.
John M