David Hansen wrote:
On 07 Aug 2006 15:46:21 GMT someone who may be
wrote this:-

How is anyone going to get killed (or even injured) by it?

That should be fairly obvious. If they are in contact with the water
when the electricity finally escapes from the cable then they might
be killed.


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David Hansen, Edinburgh
I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54

In which case surely the RCD would trip. Seeing the minute amounts of
condensation that cause my RCD to trip I have absolute confidence that
water ingress into a pump would give the RCD no problems with
detection.
Having said that I wish I could more than ten years out of a
submersible pump. I have just had to chuck a 3000 gallon per hour pump
away that tripped the RCD due to very slight water ingress through a
worn cable. The pump ran quite happliy on an unprotected circuit. This
was a £200 pump. It was repairable but coming close to £200 to repair
it was it worth it. It was 10 years old so time for the dump.
If the RCD were to go while on holiday the ruined contents of your
freezer are more than the replacement cost of the pump.

Kevin