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Water damage insurance

JJWalecka

JJWalecka

Senior Member
Location
New England
Morning I supposed to look at a job this morning that apparently has severe water damage. What are some of the things that could be an issue? Does everything generally get gutted? Appreciate your time
 
kwired

kwired

Electron manager
Location
NE Nebraska
Occupation
EC
Flooding generally gets looked at differently than other wet issues. Main thing is whether an item remained submerged in water for an extended time vs getting wet but then dried off in rather short time.
 
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marmathsen

Senior Member
Location
Seattle, Washington ...ish
Occupation
Electrical Contractor
Washington State has a code on the books that states:

"(2) Electrical equipment and wiring that has been submerged or exposed to water must comply with the following:

(a) All breakers, fuses, controllers, receptacles, lighting switches/dimmers, electric heaters, and any sealed device/equipment (e.g., relays, contactors, etc.) must be replaced.

(b) All other electrical equipment (e.g., wiring, breaker panelboards, disconnect switches, switchgear, motor control centers, boiler controls, HVAC/R equipment, electric motors, transformers, appliances, water heaters, and similar appliances) must be replaced or reconditioned by the original manufacturer or by its approved representative.

I suspect other states have similar rules

Rob G - Seattle
 
kwired

kwired

Electron manager
Location
NE Nebraska
Occupation
EC
marmathsen said:
Washington State has a code on the books that states:

"(2) Electrical equipment and wiring that has been submerged or exposed to water must comply with the following:
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Me thinks this needs better clarification. "exposed to water" can be anything from a brief misting to total submersion for days or weeks. Can be a huge difference in performance issues or hazards those two extremes possibly introduce.
 
gadfly56

gadfly56

Senior Member
Location
New Jersey
Occupation
Professional Engineer, Fire & Life Safety
kwired said:
Me thinks this needs better clarification. "exposed to water" can be anything from a brief misting to total submersion for days or weeks. Can be a huge difference in performance issues or hazards those two extremes possibly introduce.
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I would suggest that the adjacent condition of "submerged" indicates the intent. A similar condition might be if the equipment got hit by a hose stream, incidental to fire suppression where the electrical items were not right in the area of the fire.
 
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marmathsen

Senior Member
Location
Seattle, Washington ...ish
Occupation
Electrical Contractor
kwired said:
Me thinks this needs better clarification. "exposed to water" can be anything from a brief misting to total submersion for days or weeks. Can be a huge difference in performance issues or hazards those two extremes possibly introduce.
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gadfly56 said:
I would suggest that the adjacent condition of "submerged" indicates the intent. A similar condition might be if the equipment got hit by a hose stream, incidental to fire suppression where the electrical items were not right in the area of the fire.
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I agree it could be worded better. If THWN is submerged because conduit is letting water, does that then need to be replaced?

Rob G - Seattle
 
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