Dangerous

RJsfishin wrote:
YXM,
So you would go out there in pouring down rain, and while standing in a puddle of water, be flippin breakers, hopin you got the right one turned off, and then get your power cord and plug it into a receptical that you hope is not hot ?
Go for it, but my post still stands :)

I'm not an idiot and I've done it plenty of times. There's only one breaker per each type of service whether it's 20-30 or 50 amp. Doesn't take a master electrician to figure it out. I'm sure not going to wait until tomorrow to plug it in just because it's raining...

B.O.

Some people who can't figure out how to safely turn a breaker off in the rain before plugging in the cord probably aren't smart enough to get out of the rain.
Bill

Yes, You can be shocked, possibly killed. You don't want to depend on double insulation.
MM49

God, you guys sure take stuff seriously !! Give it a break !

But, right on, there really are some guys here smarter than others ! I'll just leave it at that !

I've been bit by 120 more times that I care to admit, being a general contractor doing home additions and remodels. Flip the circuit breaker off, plug in, flip the circuit breaker on. No worries.

As usual, some people on this forum have taken something as simple as reading a number off the end of a breaker and then turning it off into a rocket project.

RJsfishin wrote:
Only an idiot would be handling any 120+ electrical while standing in a puddle of water !

YER RIGHT RJ !!!!!!!!

Takes a fool to not -understand- rubber boots are mandatory when working in class II or class III conditions. I had to do it with 600 volt work. But not when it was raining.

BTW, salt air can leave deposits from a conductor surface to a plastic toggle that will knock you on your ass if it's humid. The cheapest of Nitrile mechanic's gloves will give protection around 120 or 240 volt circuits when it is NOT raining.

There aren't many slow learners who graduate from the school of Hot Stick, and go on to have a successful career.

Tks for many of the posts
Happy Jim

RJsfishin wrote:
YXM,
So you would go out there in pouring down rain, and while standing in a puddle of water, be flippin breakers, hopin you got the right one turned off, and then get your power cord and plug it into a receptical that you hope is not hot ?
Go for it, but my post still stands :)

Sure I would... But since I'm only plugging in one cord, if there was any doubt at all about which breaker to flip off (highly unlikely!), I would just turn them all off. With nothing else plugged in, the others don't need to be on anyway. :R

RJsfishin wrote:
YXM,
So you would go out there in pouring down rain, and while standing in a puddle of water, be flippin breakers, hopin you got the right one turned off, and then get your power cord and plug it into a receptical that you hope is not hot ?
Go for it, but my post still stands :)

Wow, "Hope you get right one"......They are Labeled...I.E. 30, 15,,20.....50..

Also......Yes it is EASY to get shocked at 120 Volts.....it KILLS MORE PEOPLE...... than 440,220, 600 etc......
It takes Very little to go wrong, to shock your heart into V..Fib...with Elec.(120).Volt

( 30 yrs Fire/ E.M.S......,,YES, I HAVE SEEN IT)...

Be smart .....ALWAYS TURN OFF Before plugging in.