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While on a mission trip to Guatemala, I was visiting our District Office in Cobain I saw this shower head in one of their bathrooms. Yes, that's a 30 amp electrical line going into the head just above the water inlet.
Note the switch box on the wall. The directions are to turn the water on first, then flip the switch on to energize the shower head heating coils. Apparently, this is a common type of installation in Latin America.
Think I'd rather take a cold shower.
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Same thing in Brazil. And it was 240 volts. Scary stuff.........
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Nice way to fry yourself.
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as long as the floor isn't grounded....
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Seen one of those before. I think it was in Costa Rica or maybe Mexico.
I wonder if they are legal or code here? I'd sure want the life insurance paid up. "Hey honey- you shower first"!
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I am sure thats on a GFCI circuit.
Wow, just wow.
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Common in Honduras as well.
I have used one and lived to tell the tale.
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What is the problem? Looks like they used plenty of electrical tape.
BTW, I've seen similar pics posted on WN before.
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I was in a night club once in the early 1980s and it was raining out and two of the light fixtures were leaking water into the club. They were mounted too high for anyone to touch so it was probably safe enough, but crappy work in any event.
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When I was in El Salvador the over current device [fuse] was a piece of solder between two screws. Different diameter solder for different amperages. Too much current and the solder would melt.
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