al hildenbrand
Senior Member
- Location
- Minnesota
- Occupation
- Electrical Contractor, Electrical Consultant, Electrical Engineer
Setting: Dwelling bath with a blow dryer, unplugged, lying at the vanity. A person takes a shower long enough to fog the mirror, and, presumably, pretty much coat the inside surface of the bath with a thin layer of shower water condensate.
Problem: When the blow dryer is plugged in, a leakage current travels from the hot conductor through the condensate.
Question: What is the characteristic of this leakage current? Does anyone know of references, or has anyone had first hand experience with related issues, like the GFI not holding?
Problem: When the blow dryer is plugged in, a leakage current travels from the hot conductor through the condensate.
Question: What is the characteristic of this leakage current? Does anyone know of references, or has anyone had first hand experience with related issues, like the GFI not holding?