Red Green wrote:
Mark wrote in
:

On Feb 11, 11:36 am, Moldy Cheese wrote:
HeyBub wrote:
BBC reports:
"The Australian government has ordered a huge safety audit of every
hom
e
that was fitted with foil insulation as part of a nationwide
energy-sav
ing
plan. The insulation programme was suspended after it was linked to
a n
umber
of electrocution deaths."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8507538.stm
BZZZZZZZT KABOOOM!!!!

quote from the article...

"But the metallic foil used in older houses has already killed four
electricians who were installing it....."

since when do electricicans install insulation?

Mark





Improperly grounded insulation I guess!

Or poorly insulated foil insulation ;-)

the uk has a problem with plastic pipe being intermixed with
legacy cast iron and copper pipe. their 220 service has no
ground reference and "earth"(equipment ground) depends on a
metallic connection thru the public water pipes.

So one neighbor has an appliance with a breakdown to one
side of the 220 line, and another neighbor has a bad
appliance with a breakdown to the other side of the 220.
A plumber or utility worker opens a water line and suddenly
there is 220 between the two sections of metallic water line.