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minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·3 months agoWould killing the main breaker at least prevent the heating of the pipes so that the expert isn’t walking into a potentially dangerous situation?
minus-squareghterve@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·3 months agoI think in this case the power heating the pipes is not coming from this house’s electrical service, so killing the main breaker probably won’t help.
minus-squarecarpelbridgesyndrome@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoI’m a little concerned killing the main breaker might result in a sudden temperature change that might fracture the gas line. Of course if you turn the gas off you might get fried.
minus-squareRai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months agoI read that this happened due to a downed power line. Unfortunately, killing the main breaker would not do anything.
Would killing the main breaker at least prevent the heating of the pipes so that the expert isn’t walking into a potentially dangerous situation?
I think in this case the power heating the pipes is not coming from this house’s electrical service, so killing the main breaker probably won’t help.
I’m a little concerned killing the main breaker might result in a sudden temperature change that might fracture the gas line. Of course if you turn the gas off you might get fried.
I read that this happened due to a downed power line. Unfortunately, killing the main breaker would not do anything.