how is it that a home can flood out the basement with water levels above the receptacles and no breaker trips. there must be something to this I don't get. this seems to happen frequently.
Jim, thanks for your reply..it's just that it would seem that there would or should be enough current flow to trip the breaker..dirty water covering the recep. this definately would not be pure water.
Jim, thanks for your reply..it's just that it would seem that there would or should be enough current flow to trip the breaker..dirty water covering the recep. this definately would not be pure water.
Try this. Get a clean plastic 5 gallon bucket, fill with tap water and drop the end of an extention cord in it. Put your amp meter on it. Now slowly add salt.Needless to say you can't do this on a gfi
Try this. Get a clean plastic 5 gallon bucket, fill with tap water and drop the end of an extension cord in it. Put your amp meter on it. Now slowly add salt.Needless to say you can't do this on a gfi
Two wire cord or three wire cord?
With a two wire cord and a plastic bucket the GFCI will not trip.
For what its worth, it takes 15-20 amps to trip a breaker, but it only takes a few milliamps to shock you.
Steve
Sure you can. The GFCI shouldn't trip unless you include the EGC.Needless to say you can't do this on a gfi
Sure you can. The GFCI shouldn't trip unless you include the EGC.