Kitchen heater leaking. Water touches the extension cord. Will I run into issues?

[galius]

Hi, would would be your thoughts on this one?
On the floor under the sink in my kitchen is a power cord that connects the small undersink water heater to the outlet.
It's the heater's power cord connected to a simple extension cord. The coupling of the extension cord lies directly on the tiles.
What happened is that the boiler is leaking and losing water. The water forms a puddle on the floor. The coupling of the extension cord that supplies the heater with power is now in the puddle of water.
I am renting this apartment and it looks unsave to me. Am I wrong?

 

[James]

Some pictures would be good
but it sounds unsafe to me.

 

[littlespark]

Couple of bricks or other support in the pool of water to keep the cable off the floor.

Am I understanding correctly? There is a water heater plugged into an extension lead?

 

[galius]

There is a water heater plugged into an extension lead?

Yep, and the connector between both cables is partly submerged in the water that ran down.

 

[Megawatt]

Hi, would would be your thoughts on this one?
On the floor under the sink in my kitchen is a power cord that connects the small undersink water heater to the outlet.
It's the heater's power cord connected to a simple extension cord. The coupling of the extension cord lies directly on the tiles.
What happened is that the boiler is leaking and losing water. The water forms a puddle on the floor. The coupling of the extension cord that supplies the heater with power is now in the puddle of water.
I am renting this apartment and it looks unsave to me. Am I wrong?

If I was you and your renting then you need to call your landlord and explain what is going on. Yes it is very unsafe and needs attention like yesterday.

 

[LukeD]

How long have you been there , and have you have a EICR test? . And would your landlord fall into the "Crap end of the market type " ? . If the answer to my second question is NO then . YOu need to call them and demand one .And tell them you want a FULL inspection not a £80 "walk past fast test" .And take pics and send it to them .Make sure they are FULLY aware .It needs sorting today/tomorrow

 

[LukeD]

should read "Answer to first question" . You might have one but it might have been a "cash in hand , landlord happy type" result

 

[123]

How long have you been there , and have you have a EICR test? . And would your landlord fall into the "Crap end of the market type " ? . If the answer to my second question is NO then . YOu need to call them and demand one .And tell them you want a FULL inspection not a £80 "walk past fast test" .And take pics and send it to them .Make sure they are FULLY aware .It needs sorting today/tomorrow

OP seems to live in Toronto, so doubt they'd have an EICR.

It still needs sorting ASAP, and hopefully has been by now