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Hi,

I was renting recently in a unit. The floor of the shower was cracked and the water would run down through the floor boards instead of the drain. I was told by the property manager there was a dangerous situation under my unit. The shower water would run directly onto power wires as shown in the video.


1. What would happen if the water got into the power lines? I should this to an electrician from Worksafe here in Australia. He said the power could go to neutral instead of ground. Then a full 20 amps would go somewhere, perhaps start a fire or up through the person using the shower. If they were holding the tap then would this give a path to ground through the person?
2. In the video the water has no path to ground except dripping which is not a continuous stream of water. Wouldn't it go up to its source into the shower then?
3. Does soapy water from a shower conduct electricity well? If so the power would go that way more easily.
4. Could this start a fire? The unit is composed of wood and fibro, the power lines run along a timber frame.
5. How would the age of the building and wiring affect this? The wires seem fairly old but there are more modern circuit breakers as well.

I moved out because the agent refused to do anything about it. I'm concerned because they put someone else in there after me with nothing fixed. Is this safe and if not who would be the best people to make them fix this?
 
Hi,

I was renting recently in a unit. The floor of the shower was cracked and the water would run down through the floor boards instead of the drain. I was told by the property manager there was a dangerous situation under my unit. The shower water would run directly onto power wires as shown in the video.


1. What would happen if the water got into the power lines? I should this to an electrician from Worksafe here in Australia. He said the power could go to neutral instead of ground. Then a full 20 amps would go somewhere, perhaps start a fire or up through the person using the shower. If they were holding the tap then would this give a path to ground through the person?
2. In the video the water has no path to ground except dripping which is not a continuous stream of water. Wouldn't it go up to its source into the shower then?
3. Does soapy water from a shower conduct electricity well? If so the power would go that way more easily.
4. Could this start a fire? The unit is composed of wood and fibro, the power lines run along a timber frame.
5. How would the age of the building and wiring affect this? The wires seem fairly old but there are more modern circuit breakers as well.

I moved out because the agent refused to do anything about it. I'm concerned because they put someone else in there after me with nothing fixed. Is this safe and if not who would be the best people to make them fix this?
That’s why all water piping needs to bonded. An electrician could come in and provide protection for the wires but another contractor would have to fix the plumbing and the the floor
 

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