Very Scary Situation. What Would You Do?
A few days ago, a very scary situation happened in Florida. An RV resort got flooded. People had to be evacuated in boats. The water was about 2 to 3 feet high. It made me stop and thing (and worr...
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daamac wrote:wa8yxm wrote:
If not for a blown engine I would disconnect and leave.. My RV can be operated briefly in that kind of flood and I'd be on higher ground before it could not be (cold engine, low speed)
But that's me.. I know how to disconnect electrical safely under those conditions,, I would not recommend it for others.
Would you please explain the safe method to unplug a power cable from a power pedestal when standing in knee deep water?
If the water is knee deep the power has probably already tripped the circuit. If so the line would be probably be dead, but you don't know and must always treat all power as being LIVE. If a person has no electrical knowledge it is best left to the professionals who are trained and do it all of the time. Again it's best to just leave before you get into that situation. JMO
