Had a panel meltdown in a garage last Tuesday

Customer called me freaking out. Smoke coming from their alarm panel. Got there and found the backup battery swollen and leaking. The terminals were corroded bad. Turns out they had the panel right above a hot water heater for 5 years. Anyone else run into heat damage from bad placement?

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3 Comments

cameron42622d ago

Read a fire safety report that said panels near water heaters fail three times faster.

jesse_nguyen22d ago

Used to think mounting panels near the water heater was fine since the garage only gets warm, not hot. Then I read that same report and saw the accelerated failure is from thermal cycling, not just peak heat. Went and checked my own setup and the panels were already showing microcracks along the edges after just two years. Did you move yours after reading it or just keep an eye on them?

charles67822d ago

Well you'd think water and electricity would be common sense not to mix, guess not.