Power bars and extension cords

[Reef Pilot]

Yup, be careful where you put them. I had a near fire just over a year ago when my skimmer overflowed and was splashing outside the sump onto a power bar I had hung on the wall. My sump room is downstairs, and we heard the fire alarm go off down there. I ran down downstairs to see a bunch of smoke, melted plastic and a charred wall. But no fire, luckily. And the breaker didn't even go off.

Needless to say, I have corrected that situation so it can't happen again.

[mike31154]

Here's another link with good info, similar to my earlier post but a little more current. Ontario, but most provinces will have similar bulletins, code, etc. These came up near the top with a simple search on the net.

http://www.esasafe.com/assets/files/...s/10-02-FL.pdf