Dangerous

[Happy_Jim]

Can one be shocked when plugging in the RV electrical cord in the rain, possibly standing in a puddle of water.

[bfast54]

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.

[Dutch_12078]

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

[Happy_Jim]

Tks for many of the posts
Happy Jim

[MEXICOWANDERER]

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.

[Bob_Landry]

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.

[NinerBikes]

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.

[RJsfishin]

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 !

[MM49]

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

[WILDEBILL308]

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

[B_O__Plenty]

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.

[time2roll]

I would plug in barefoot standing in the puddle. I call it NO FEAR.
Been bit plenty of times, no issues here.

[RJsfishin]

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 🙂

[wa8yxm]

RJ,, It's pouring down rain, You have limited battery and it's hot and humid (Rain = 100% humidity) you are basically MELTING and you need that air conditioner to make things livable.. What you gonna do?

you gonna turn off the breaker so the line is "Cold",, plug in, and then turn on the breaker so the A/C will cool you off that's what.

You do not handle HOT wires or HOT plug in the rain, but cold, it's safe.

[westend]

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

Lol, tell us what you really think, RJ. :B