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[Neel]

New fear unlocked.

Buy some rubber gloves and a rubber sandal(make sure your feet are dry, in case of waterlogging), wear this while handling any electrical instruments during flood or any wet situation near instruments like inverter, electric motor, main switch etc...

Does not save you from explosion caused due to short circuit though

 

[Balaji G]

Electrocution happens even when you do not have inverter also.
I guess the flood water touched an inverter circuit and passed the electricity.
Others whoever do not have flood or have the inverter above flood level no need to worry.
Just a caution from my side.

 

[TheCapedCrusader]

New fear unlocked.

Keep your inverter 2 feet above the ground and also install good quality RCCB in your house, in case if there is a leakage current it will trip the main power and save you. This is a must having device in everyones house whether flood prone or not. If possible look for inverter which has RCCB in it.

 

[Bapun]

Keep your inverter 2 feet above the ground

We have done this. ️

Install good quality RCCB in your house, in case if there is a leakage current it will trip the main power and save you. This is a must having device in everyones house whether flood prone or not.

Right bro. I said that in a fun sense only.

We have multiple Havells RCCBs installed in our house. Separate RCCB for each AC also installed for added protection. Each RCCB has 30 mA sensitivity level which is considered as best for human protection.

As we have installed RCCBs and tested ourselves, I can proudly say that if we accidentally touching any open wire (nangi taar), the wire doesn't flow current but shuts down the house electricity from the mains.

Btw, installing RCCB is not possible in old house wirings because RCCB trips the whole line even if minor mistake in the wiring and old house having many common mistakes that these days electricians are taking care if RCCB installation is a requirement.

 

[Balaji G]

Keep your inverter 2 feet above the ground and also install good quality RCCB in your house, in case if there is a leakage current it will trip the main power and save you. This is a must having device in everyones house whether flood prone or not. If possible look for inverter which has RCCB in it.

RCCB won't work if the flood water touches the inverter. Between inverter transformer to battery terminals we cannot create a system to disconnect the connection.
Even with RCCB the inverter system will pass the electricity.
It always better to keep the inverter to higher level.
RCCB is a good choice for home connection, only problem is old circuits it is hard to implement.
Be safe.