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The water pipe is not properly grounded AND there is a ground fault or neutral imbalance in the house. Alternatively, there could be a neutral problem. In an ideally balanced house, the current on one hot leg balances the current on the other. This means that there is no current on neutral. In practice, there is some imbalance, and that common mode current does flow on neutral. If a circuit has a ground fault, the current return for that circuit is on ground, instead of neutral. That is wrong, and must be corrected. However - neutral and ground ARE connected together at the distribution panel. They are also connected at the street, so imbalance current could flow through ground instead of neutral. How much voltage is dependent on how much impedance. If there is a voltage at the house ground, and no ground fault or major imbalance, it calls into question the adequacy of the ground path, however, it is also possible that neutral is open, causing the imbalance current to flow through ground alone.
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How do tsunami waves affect soil and supply fresh water?
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How many watts in 120 v 60HZ?
None. Watts refers to how much electricity is being drawn from that 120v line. Think of volts as a size of pipe, watts as the size of a pitcher you are going to fill with water. If the faucet is off, the pipe still contains water...but you aren't using it till you fill up your pitcher. The other part of the equation is ampres...which could translate into the time it takes to fill the pitcher. Bigger pipe(larger voltage) takes less time (lower ampres) to fill the same pitcher (watts).
Can a 4800 watt water heater run on a double pole 15 amp breaker?
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Weathering and erosion (which are synonyms) can cause minerals to leach into the water supply - for example, erosion of a rock which contains bauxite will cause aluminum to be present in the downstream water.
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Too many people.
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How do tsunami waves affect soil and supply fresh water?
Tsunamis can cause significant amounts of soil erosion. And they do not supply fresh water. They usually contaminate fresh water with seawater.
How will agricultural demands affect the water supply?
it cause worms to affect the groundf
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If land was not regulated, then there could be more pollution. Polluted areas would cause the water supply to be unusable and undrinkable if runoff from chemical sources enter into the supply.
What is the cause of thirsty?
our body needs water. when our body needs water, it naturally expects water. when we do not supply water to body thirst is created Dehydration.
How does industrial use affect water supply?
It can cause water pollution by dumping chemicals into the rivers and also the ground which gets into our well water.
What would cause a drastic drop in water pressure in all faucets?
A leak in the supply pipe.
What would cause plumbing to stop?
If you mean "Why does the water from the supply pipe stop flowing?" it is best to check with your local water supply utility company. Maybe they are doing some maintenance work on their water distribution network?
What would cause the cold water in all your faucets to have zero pressure but the hot water pressure is fine?
Lots of stuf can cause it including sediment or a blocked supply line
