Electrical Fire Causes

Watch as we intentionally cause an electrical fire to demonstrate Electrical Fire Causes and the dangers of faulty wiring. Stay safe and be prepared!

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[chrisjacobsen]

Great information in the video for DIY'ers thinking about "adding power".

But a real wall fire would not have a completely exposed back side, hence the oxygen available would be limited in real construction and would take significantly longer than the video.

Building codes add precious time to escape and are designed to keep the fire to a smoky smolder rather than a raging fire like at the end of the video. 1/2 drywall alone is rated to 30 minutes. That means this fire would be oxygen deprived for up to (and most likely very close to) 30 minutes before it would break through the drywall and get oxygen and begin to grow and look like the end of the video. Its possible it could self-extinguish. The 2x6 blocking is rated to 60 minutes so the drywall is the weak point.

For example, this is why modern codes require drywall finishing under staircases, even in basements. It gives you like 5 times the amount of time to escape out of what might be your only exit.

A wall with a plexiglass sheet on the "viewing" side and fireblocking foam on the cable entry points would better simulate a real wall, up until the plexiglass melts. Best I can think of is a sheet of borosilicate glass but that would be hundreds of dollars.

[kaylafruetel]

I feel like there is far more headroom than I realized. Still definitely want to make sure things are right. Given most of us live in tinderboxes.

[Dawood]

Thanks alot for your all videos. Good stuff.

[Cannabis_Connoisseur]

I think this does a good job at showing how ridiculous you have to push things past spec before they fail. If your causing electrical fires from overloading the wire, you shouldn't be working on your own stuff. Like

[abzzeus]

The insulation kept the heat in and let the heat soak into the wood whereas the cords were in open air, outside near to the ground and could draw cool air onto and convect away from them - IR cameras are great for showing issues like this. If a fuse is overloaded it will show hotter than the rest or damaged wire will be hotter at the damage

[Sable-rc]

So scary, always use a licensed electrician!

[braxton]

aw hell naw he raw dogged the fiberglass that must have felt great