Great, new paranoia unlocked. I will be checking my hot water heater every time I walk past it now
ashzombi on
How the fuck did this even happen?
NotAPreppie on
This usually happens when the neutral line between the pole and electrical panel is damaged. Ground and neutral are bonded in the panel and appliances that connect to water and/or gas lines are grounded by the gas and water pipes. So, neutral from all the other electrical devices in the house ground through the water heater. The neutral line for this water heater is probably also hot as fuck, as well.
If the internal plumbing is Pex, the only neutral/ground path could be limited to the gas line. This line could easily see 100A (maybe even much more).
okami_origami on
It’s just a rgb backlight
TeaseTango3 on
weird place for a neon sign
Good-guy13 on
I want to believe this is fake so badly. It would take a lot of current for a sustained amount of time to produce this effect. However if this is real the moment that gas line gets a hole melted in it that house is burning down.
-Robert-from-Hungary on
What am i looking at ?
Is that the hot water pipe or the gas pipe or what ?
sPdMoNkEy on
BOOM
kagethemage on
His happened to the metal braided hoses going to my washing machine when the neutral line went out in the line from the pole to my house. I had a very dangerous flooded basement.
kikkomanchow on
Would that reduce the water heater bill because it is already heated?
sowhatofittt on
ELI5 this isn’t exploding cuz natural gas.
KushKing253 on
Doesn’t this make the water hot!?
AnimalL33t on
Is this the same as the other pictures that’s been going around?
exqueezemenow on
So don’t put your tongue on it?
Praetorian_1975 on
Ahhh I see your wife has set the water heater to her preferred shower temperature
TommyCo10 on
If it gets any hotter it’s at risk of heating your whole house to the ground.
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Yikes!
Im no heater expert but isnt this dangerous?
Great, new paranoia unlocked. I will be checking my hot water heater every time I walk past it now
How the fuck did this even happen?
This usually happens when the neutral line between the pole and electrical panel is damaged. Ground and neutral are bonded in the panel and appliances that connect to water and/or gas lines are grounded by the gas and water pipes. So, neutral from all the other electrical devices in the house ground through the water heater. The neutral line for this water heater is probably also hot as fuck, as well.
If the internal plumbing is Pex, the only neutral/ground path could be limited to the gas line. This line could easily see 100A (maybe even much more).
It’s just a rgb backlight
weird place for a neon sign
I want to believe this is fake so badly. It would take a lot of current for a sustained amount of time to produce this effect. However if this is real the moment that gas line gets a hole melted in it that house is burning down.
What am i looking at ?
Is that the hot water pipe or the gas pipe or what ?
BOOM
His happened to the metal braided hoses going to my washing machine when the neutral line went out in the line from the pole to my house. I had a very dangerous flooded basement.
Would that reduce the water heater bill because it is already heated?
ELI5 this isn’t exploding cuz natural gas.
Doesn’t this make the water hot!?
Is this the same as the other pictures that’s been going around?
So don’t put your tongue on it?
Ahhh I see your wife has set the water heater to her preferred shower temperature
If it gets any hotter it’s at risk of heating your whole house to the ground.
https://preview.redd.it/wctpk6d5fdrd1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7340e62a6bf89e1828f8601d3936f93a2b44a372
Hmm should be nothing to worry about then?? Btw is the house insured??
Holy fuxk the the gas line
Holy Smokes!
I am a Star Trek expert and this is much worse than a phaser on overload. Time to put on your red uniform.
Why are people not grounding the electricity?
I’m no electrician, but this looks like a recipe for disaster.
Congrats. Your house is now a furnace
What are you doing in that house? Also shut the breaker!
rare boiler.
Don’t eat the F O R B I D D E N N O O D L E
Idiots grounding their shit to the gas line.
So next person to take a shower gets their skin boiled off I guess??
