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Re: [RC] electrocution from tank heater - John Bass*This message was scanned for all current viruses and is certified clean* Vanessa, If there is an investigation into the cause of your friends horse chances are they will find a problem with the neutral. A 110V circuit can produce 220V if the neutral is compromised or if incorrectly wired. I can't tell you exactly why or how, but it happened in my office one night. If they had an incident with a backhoe that would be a good place to start. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vanessa S Waters" <kovat@xxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 5:55 PM Subject: [RC] electrocution from tank heater > *This message was scanned for all current viruses and is certified clean* > > Horrible news from my neighbor... Patti Coles needs our prayers and > sympathy. Her new imported bred 7yr Friesian Ster mare was electrocuted > today while drinking from a new plastic tank with a new heater in the > bottom. It seems that for some unknown reason the tank had a reading of > 240 v when tested with a tester. The barn is just being built and either > a conduit was compromised with a backhoe or some other reason why the > ground failed. Patti is very new to horses and is devastated at > witnessing with her own eyes this horrible tragedy. Has anyone ever heard > of this happening? In 25 years of using tanks with tank heaters, I have > never heard of this. Vanessa Waters #7084 > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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