can electrical wire be put in plumbing pipe?
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no\nand no!\nnot in a building\nnot to meet code\nand not to make a claim on your insurance either
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crack pipes with water?
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Tar is a non-conductor.\n\nMaterials for wiring interior electrical systems in buildings vary depending on:\n\nRating of the circuit \nType of occupancy of the building \nType of electrical system \nNational and local regulations \nConditions in which the wiring must operate. \n\nModern wiring materials:\nModern nonmetallic sheathed cables (NMC), like (US and Canadian) Type NM, consist of two to four thermoplastic insulated wires and a bare wire for grounding (bonding) surrounded by a flexible plastic jacket.\n\nRubber-like synthetic polymer insulation is used in industrial cables and power cables installed underground because of its superior moisture resistance.\n\nInsulated cables are rated by their allowable operating voltage and their maximum operating temperature at the conductor surface. A cable may carry multiple usage ratings for applications, for example, one rating for dry installations and another when exposed to moisture or oil.\n\nGenerally single conductor building wire in small sizes is solid wire, since the wiring is not required to be very flexible. Building wire conductors larger than #10AWG (or about 6 square millimetres) are stranded for flexibility during installation.\n\nIndustrial cables for power and control may contain many insulated conductors in an overall jacket, with helical tape steel or aluminum armor, or steel wire armor, and perhaps as well an overall PVC or lead jacket for protection from moisture and physical damage. Cables intended for very flexible service or in marine applications may be protected by woven bronze wires. Signal cables, such as Ethernet cables, that must be run in air-handling spaces (plenums) of office buildings may be required to be fire-resistant and made with Teflon or other materials that produce little toxic fumes or smoke.\n\nFor some industrial uses in steel mills and similar hot environments, no organic material gives satisfactory service. Cables insulated with compressed mica flakes are sometimes used. Another form of high-temperature cable is a mineral insulated cable, with individual conductors placed within a copper tube, and the space filled with magnesium oxide powder. The whole assembly is drawn down to smaller sizes, which compresses the powder. Such cables are fireproof and can be used up to 200 °C, but are costly to purchase and install, and have little flexibility.
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it's called cathodic protection. the magnesium is sacrificed so the iron or steel pipe will last longer.
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As most still work there is a fusable link which is often a bulb (blocking the outlet pipe) full of liquid which expands when heated breaking the bulb and opening the pipe.
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pretty much any metal could be used as a fusible link.  most fuses are just copper or some other regular conductor, but they are a single strand of very thin wire.  the thinness means it can only carry so much current before heating up and melting.\n\nso just use regular wire but step down a few gauge sizes as needed to limit the current.\n\nthis is kind of dangerous though, coz you could burn someone and start a fire, not to mention it's a pain in the rectum to replace a piece of melted-on wire.\n\nyou're most definitely better off just getting some of these fuses and fuse holders for like $5:\nhttp://www.crowbarelectricalparts.com/Fuses_and_Fuseholders.htm\n\nthat way the blowing fuse is contained in a plastic shell, you can get replacement fuses for dirt cheap at any car parts store, and you know exactly what current they are supposed to blow at.\n\ncheers!
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Transmission of electricity can be likened to "transmission" of water where voltage is equivalent to water pressure and electric current is equivalent to water flow.  For a hydraulic car lift you can get the same power (lifting force) using low pressure (voltage) with a large cylinder (line) or high pressure with a smaller cylinder.  For that reason a high voltage transmission line needs to carry less current for a given power than a lower voltage line.  It is the current and not the voltage that heats a wire and the transmission lines must be sized to pass needed current without too much heating.  I believe that power companies can reduce voltage and increase current to slightly heat the transmission lines to avoid icing (and weight) during winter storms.\n\nYou can safely grasp a 110 Volt insulated electric cord, but ordinary insulation would not prevent high voltage from arcing through the insulation (it would break down a path) and electrocute you.  Therefore High Voltage lines are not insulated but are instead supported by large non-conducting ceramic insulators to hold the conductors far enough from the towers to prevent arcing.  There may be a separate wire above the high voltage transmission lines to arrest lightning strikes.
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Yea, I would say there is a chance.\nAmong other things, the wiring is probably not rated for that kind of load, it could overheat and melt the sheathing.
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The standard for voltage drop in a circuit is 2%.  Remember that the current must go back to the source so if you are running 3 Phase you must multiply 750ft by 1.732 to get the proper length.\n  So, using ohms law -voltage drop=current (in amps) X resistance (in ohms).  #000 gage copper wire has .00073 ohms/ ft.  Using 200 amps in this formula, If you work out the math you will find that a 30 amp service is about all you can safely install at that distance.  Even at 30 amps you are running the risk of over heating and shortening the life of your equipment. \nexample:  750ft X 1.732 X .00073 ohms per ft = .9 ohms total\n\nSo:  .9 ohms X 30 amps = 27 volts dropped\n\nThus:  if your service is 240 volts your voltage drop will be a little over 10 % or 213 volts at the point of use..  Some equipment may endure this.  I would not chance it.
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This is an Internet myth.  Lead in pipes (water pipes)_ is a hazard.  Lead in pipe organs is not.  The law you are worried about does not exist.
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I agree with Native Texan on this one. I have always been told my whole life by my elders that it will travel thru the plumbing. And yes, you should shut down and unplug your computer...even if you have a surge protector, it is not a 100% guarantee..
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There are two issues to consider, cable heating and voltage drop.  Of the two, voltage drop is by far the easiest.  You need to determine what the allowable voltage drop in you cable is.  The voltage drop is just I x R where I is the current and R is teh round trip cable resistance.  The specification of 100 kW isn't enough.  If its a high tension 100 kV line, the current is only 1 amp and a run of 16 AWG wire would deliver about 99,999 volts out of the original 100,000 volts to your load.  If its a 100 volt system then a 4 AWG wire would only deliver only 20 volts to the load.  \n\nThe formula for wire resistance (in AWG) is that 10 AWG has 0.001 ohm/ft.  Each increase of 1 in the gauge increases resistance by the cube root of 2 (about 25%).  You calculate by picking what voltage drop you can live with, for the known current figure the resistance, knowing the length figure the resistance per foot, and then pick the AWG using the above.\n\nThe second concern is wire heating.  Although you could do the heat transfer calculations, instead look up the allowable ampacity for any wire in an electrical engineers or NEC handbook.
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Common Insulation Designations:\nT = Thermoplastic Insulation Covering \nR = Rubber Insulation Covering\nN = Nylon Jacket \nX = Cross Linked Synthetic Polymer\nH = Heat Resistant to 75 degrees C \nHH = Heat Resistance to 90 degrees C\nW = For Use in Wet Locations \nSE = Service Entrance Cable\nU = Approved for direct burial underground \nUSE = Underground Service Entrance Cable\nUF = Underground Feeder Cable\n\nThis means that your wire would be \n1. Thermoplastic Insulation Covering\n2. Heat Resistant to 90C\n3. Suitable for wet locations
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It could follow metallic vent pipes (and wiring too) into the house.  But you standing in water or not is just an accident of being near the vent pipes for the shower.  You could be washing your hands just as easily or touching an electric appliance where the lightning has come down an antenna wire or such.
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If the wire doesnt have a covering , the answer to your question is yes, electricity runs through and around the wire.
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If its during the construction phase of a project or during a remodel, it is also very easy to fix.  Usually, plumbing to a toilt or sink come up from the crawl space, floor slab, or basement.  insteading placing an elbow and turning out the wall, you place an in-line "tee".  The branch of the tee goes out the wall to the stop cock and then on to the toilet or sink.  on the top of the tee still in the wall, place 6 or 8 inches of pipe and cap off the top of it.  this too will cause an air pocket to dampen the effects of sudden changes in flow.
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You may be referring to a sacrificial anode?\n\nSometimes, in order to prevent something from rusting (like a metal water pipe or the hull of a ship), you sacrifice a more reactive metal to corrode first.\nFor example, if you wanted to protect an Iron water pipe from rusting, you could electrically conect it to a "sacrifical" piece of Magnesium (a more reactive metal)m this way, the Mg will corrose first, keeping the Iron safe.\n\nEdit:\nYou wouldnt mix the sacrifical metal in with the metal your trying to protect, then you'll just get an object with a bunch of holes in it (where the other metal was eaten away).  You would electrically connect the sacrifical electrode to the other metal with a wire or something of that sort, then as the sacrificial electrode is corroded away, the other metal stays perfectly intact.\nI think in real life Magnesium is a very common metal to use since it is so high up in the reactivity series and not insanely expensive. Silver doesnt corrose very much at all, it wouldnt work as a sacrifical electrode, not would it need one very badly.