Water Resistant Surge Protectors?

[BeeBoop]

Are those things real? I just bought a home and there's an outlet in the middle of the living room. I want to use an extension cord to run across the floor under my couch and was thinking about water resistant surge protectors. Are they real or should I just get a generic extension cord at Walmart?


Another question I was wondering, is the power outlet in my floor located in the middle of the living room water resistant too? The home was built 2 years ago.

 

[MarkXIX]

Do you live in an aquarium or something?

 

[BeeBoop]

I'm just afraid I might spill something on them.

 

[PottedMeat]

does the outlet have a gfci sticker or something?

 

[MarkXIX]

You could replace the floor outlet with a GFCI plug or replace that circuit breaker with a GFCI breaker in the panel.

Check local electrical codes though first and maybe hire a professional.

 

[BeeBoop]

Thanks for the info. Will call a pro to install that.

 

[spacejamz]

this came to mind....LOL

 

[Malodrik]

That picture hurts.

 

[EliteRetard]

They sell cases that latch over the plug connection to make them water resistant.

Unless you're talking about the outlet itself? I think they have outlets with a similar snap down lid, ones that allow a cord out.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Cue Westom post.

Here's one for science, do you think a surge protector would still be effective if it is completely submerged in water?

 

[EliteRetard]

Cue Westom post.

Here's one for science, do you think a surge protector would still be effective if it is completely submerged in water?

If it's 100% pure water, yes.

 

[sswingle]

http://www.wetcircuits.com/

Mod edit, in case someone might miss it below:

That product is dangerous with water, contrary to the manufacturer's claims and the demonstrations meant to prove its safety, especially in case of loss of both neutral and ground wires.

The manufacturer has been cited by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for having a counterfeit UL approval sticker:

"The power strip has not been evaluated by UL to the appropriate Standards for Safety and it is unknown if this power strip complies with the UL safety requirements for the United States or Canada."

http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/...unauthorized-ul-marks-on-a_20111205080000.xml

-Admin DrPizza

 

[natto fire]

That picture hurts.

Actually, those people have very little chance of being shocked if that 3 prong cord is wired correctly, as the ground path will be very short from the hot side to the ground pin. The people are insulated from the earth ground by the vinyl pool liner, especially at the relatively low (high) voltage of 110v. There is a possibility that the water was bonded to a good ground through the motor impeller and shaft, but it would depend how it was set up. The pool doesn't have a metal structure, so there is one less ground path to worry about.

OP:

http://www.wetcircuits.com/

I would look into this if you are worried about spills and not planning on submerging it, plain cords and power strips can be used too. Either way, an important thing to do is to keep the connection between the cords up above the floor.

 

[Brainonska511]

What about simply mounting the surge protector to the wall, just above the moulding.

 

[imagoon]

Actually, those people have very little chance of being shocked if that 3 prong cord is wired correctly, as the ground path will be very short from the hot side to the ground pin. The people are insulated from the earth ground by the vinyl pool liner, especially at the relatively low (high) voltage of 110v. There is a possibility that the water was bonded to a good ground through the motor impeller and shaft, but it would depend how it was set up. The pool doesn't have a metal structure, so there is one less ground path to worry about.

OP:

I would look into this if you are worried about spills and not planning on submerging it, plain cords and power strips can be used too. Either way, an important thing to do is to keep the connection between the cords up above the floor.

Those aren't American sockets. There is a larger one floating about, I think it was Great Britain. Even more hilarious is this photo is often used to make fun of Americans.

 

[Newbian]

Those aren't American sockets. There is a larger one floating about, I think it was Great Britain. Even more hilarious is this photo is often used to make fun of Americans.

Yea if you see the original photo, even if you were stupid enough to ignore the European outlets, you will see a car with a license plate from around there.

 

[imagoon]

Gallery it came from:

http://www.linuxno.de/gallery_nwl7.php

Correction, German!
http://salestores.com/stores/images/images_747/GB011.jpg

 

[bryanl]

http://www.wetcircuits.com/

That product is dangerous with water, contrary to the manufacturer's claims and the demonstrations meant to prove its safety, especially in case of loss of both neutral and ground wires.

The manufacturer has been cited by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for having a counterfeit UL approval sticker:

"The power strip has not been evaluated by UL to the appropriate Standards for Safety and it is unknown if this power strip complies with the UL safety requirements for the United States or Canada."

http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/...unauthorized-ul-marks-on-a_20111205080000.xml

 

[Red Squirrel]

Those aren't American sockets. There is a larger one floating about, I think it was Great Britain. Even more hilarious is this photo is often used to make fun of Americans.

For some reason I always thought that was in Canada and was probably a bunch of guys messing around, and it was not actually plugged in. But now that you mention it there is a small line at each plug which is probably the reflection of inside the socket as the euro ones are sunk in and are round. That means that if it is plugged in, that's 240 volts. :awe:

 

[sao123]

Most building codes in the US have outlawed floor tombstones for in the case of minor flooding.

this http://gizmodo.com/5580820/this-waterproof-power-strip-scares-me is a terrible idea.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Most building codes in the US have outlawed floor tombstones for in the case of minor flooding.

this http://gizmodo.com/5580820/this-waterproof-power-strip-scares-me is a terrible idea.

lmao that video is hilarious.

"The computer is still working!"

Of course it is, a bit of water is not going to cause a dead enough short to trip the breaker, and if it happens to do it (which I think it does with that particular bar), that computer is a laptop! :awe:

Guessing it has some kind of GFCI that momentarily trips until the condition returns normal.