ReplyWow that was earlier today.
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A man died at the hospital after he was shocked on the roof of a Pompano Beach building while working to repair an air conditioning unit.
http://www.local10.com/news/Man-elec...z/-/index.html
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Wow that was earlier today.
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Hope it was no one here. Be careful out there guys
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Man that really sucks so close to the holidays. Be safe.
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What an unfortunate reminder of the hazards of this trade. Work smart and stay safe, everyone.
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This is an updated link with more info.
http://www.local10.com/news/Man-elec...z/-/index.html
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A good practise is to ALWAYS touch the unit with the back of your hand first before diving in.
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A good reminder to work safe.
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Very sad. Worse that its so close to the holidays. Work safe and stay safe.
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Pros with access to our Educational Forums might want to review my article on electrical troubleshooting with their fellow techs.
http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread....roubleshooting
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Wow.. My stepbro lives there, too.. Thanks for the article, Art. Definitely giving it a read.
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How about instead of tempting fate, everybody go and spend $10-$20 on a Voltstick. Then use it to check every unit that you are working on. I've bought probably 5 of them over my career and I can tell you that they assist very well in finding bypassed disconnects and shorted to ground cabinets.Originally Posted by toocoolforschool
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Our thoughts and prays go out to the family .
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...and secondary power supplies not identified.
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+1 on the ideas here.
I always use a meter and then go back with a voltstick .
I have found failed disconnects and secondary feeds that would not have been fun to find by touch.
I ALWAYS cut the handles off failed disconnects and mark a warning with paint markers ....so the next guy won't DIE! ... I mark units as to and if the have secondary feeds. I always try to get a customer to repair a disco that's failed but still remove the handle as they may say sure and blow it off or forget....
I could not live with myself knowing I left something that injured or killed some one!!!!!!
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I hate to hear of anyone getting killed in a totally preventable manner ... Its sad...
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I kill power at the disconnect and always make sure that power is off there by checking across each leg and to ground on the load side.
Those voltage pens are a good idea...you never know if the disconnect is phukered....then you touch the handle and BLAMO!
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