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Yep, that means somewhere there is current flowing through some pipe, some wall, something. And that is bad. 30mA is not much of a threshold, but it has been ch
by atoav 4y ago
Yep, that means somewhere there is current flowing through some pipe, some wall, something. And that is bad. 30mA is not much of a threshold, but it has been chosen because currents above that (or currents that flow longer than the 0,03s it should take maximum to trip an RCD will kill people. Not to speak of fire hazards.
So, somewhere you have a thing, that could kill you, a firend, a loved one or whomever. And you decide to ignore it because money. Where I live, if something would happen this could land you in prison.
- phpisthebest 4y ago[flagged]
- atoav 4y agoJust FYI I am a certified electrical engineer and I do risk assessment as well, all the time. Certain things are "taking a risk" as in "there is sharp knife in the kitchen", others are just plain stupid like "one of the door knobs in this house is a knife". So the results of my risk assessment might just look a little different, because I am more familiar with the matter and the potential consequences than you might be. Best of luck to you.
- shawabawa3 4y ago> And you decide to ignore it because money Absolutely not. We will get it fixed, the electrician just didn't have the time at that point, he's coming back to find the leak
- 98codes 4y agoHopefully with the breaker for that circuit turned off in the meantime.
- danaris 4y ago> And you decide to ignore it because money. I mean...this doesn't seem to apply to the GP, but you do understand that there are many, many people in the US for whom the amount of money needed to install that whole-house GFCI would be fine...but the amount needed to track down the faulty wire and fix it to make the house genuinely safe would bankrupt them?