Originally Posted by
rpenmanparker
Well, we are moving most stuff from the first floor up to the second. Not very much as only a study and garage down there. Main living area is on the second floor. Just precautionary. No water in our street right now.
Hey, does anyone know when electricity is lost in a flood? When ithe water covers the lowest outlets? When it reaches the breaker box? Anyone?
When it covers the lower receptacles, those breakers will certainly pop. You wouldn't lose it all until the breaker box goes under. But then, if those lower breakers somehow don't pop, you've got a live pool down there. Nastiness
Edit: If you can get to the breaker box without getting wet, you would be advised to shut it down if any water is in the house.
Edit2: And if you're walking through water, or on a wet floor, and happen to touch anything live, then that's all she wrote.