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Electricity Hello Robert: I posted a link to your page and
thought that you would want to see what the question was concerning
electricity and aquariums. Please help the reader out, although your
remarks are all very valid and seem to answer his question.
http://www.iaei.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000323.html Joe Tedesco Has anyone
had to inspect locations where stand-alone aquariums are installed?
Sometimes there a several installed in an office, store or residence.
Typically these units have a multitude of cord and plug connected
devices (six or more is not uncommon) and a frequent solution is to use
a multi-outlet strip of some type (or worse). Problem is that these
devices often wind up subject to water ingress, corrosion and
subsequent catastrophic failure because they are placed beneath or
behind the aquarium. What would be a proper and safe installation? Has
anyone seen a Listed product similar to an "in-use" cover for
receptacles but with multiple receptacles? Suggestions welcome.
<Thank you for sending this along Joe. There are a few routes to go
here... for "just one" stand alone aquarium system
requiring/utilizing a handful of outlets, either a multiple outlet
fixture wired through an in-line GFI or utilizing a GFCI'ed circuit
breaker is the best route to go... along with doing ones best at making
connections water tight (e.g. looping cords, mounting outlets
horizontally, out of splash's way...). More tanks, many outlets
needed calls for use of a channel-type strand wire arrangement, with
the same Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter arrangement. Bob
Fenner> |
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