Any electrical and plumbers here?

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At the water fountains at work, we literally have the water supply line come out of the cinder block wall RIGHT ABOVE the electrical outlet. Yeah they use GFCI breakers, but come on, who thought of that one! A little leak at the supply valve or copper line and it goes right into the electrical outlet box.
 
if the water line is in the brick and the outlet is mounted to the wall, its the electricians fault.

either way, electricians are gay
Turd herders and tin knockers don't care about anyone else because heaven forbid they have to go around something. They don't realize air and water can go around bends just as easily as electricity can.
 
Turd herders and tin knockers don't care about anyone else because heaven forbid they have to go around something. They don't realize air and water can go around bends just as easily as electricity can.
Yeah with skill. And this novel device known as a tape measure and a grade level.
 
The architects are the ones who draw the blueprints, the tradesmen just do whatever they’re told… Then equipment guys like me come in and wonder who couldn’t read the spec sheet!
not really.

if that was always the case, we would be in a bunch or trouble.
 
At the water fountains at work, we literally have the water supply line come out of the cinder block wall RIGHT ABOVE the electrical outlet. Yeah they use GFCI breakers, but come on, who thought of that one! A little leak at the supply valve or copper line and it goes right into the electrical outlet box.
How long as it been working with 0 injuries? One thing you’ll learn fast in the trades plumbers and electricians have no love for one another. no matter what wires and conduits always find a way of being in the way of the plumbers work and vice versa. Who puts an outlet there who puts a trap there heard it like a broken record lol.
 
Brings back memories was pulling low voltage cabling for speakers, data, coax and alarm wire new residential home going up electrician cut a tub drain out to install a can light housing.
 
Surprised it passed the building inspection.
why wouldn't it?

code inspector sees water + GFCI protection gets to go ahead. The inspector may be more concerned the drinking cooler is in compliance with the ADA.
 
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