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<br />~ <br /> <br />Elevating an Electrical System <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />The surest way to protect your valuable electrical system is to keep it from gelling wet. When rebuilding after a flood, or repairing Or <br />wet floodproofing, move all wiring well above the 1 GO-year flood level. All outlets, switches, light sockets and junction boxes, as well as <br />the main breaker or fuse box and electric motors, should be out of danger of getting wet. <br /> <br />Run wires overhead, If a wire has to run into the zones that could get wet it is best to use a wire rated for underground use, No wire <br />should end in the flood zone and all junctions should be in approved junction boxes, If a wire bas to tenninate below the IOO-vear <br />flood level it should be specially marked in the panel box and mrned off at the time of a flood warning. <br /> <br />Change all outlets to ground fault interrupters (GFI), Be sure all electrical wiring is done by a licensed electrician and approved by the <br /> <br />local building department. <br /> <br />Certain repairs are not pennitted for substantially damaged buildings. <br />Check with your local building official or floodplain administrator <br />before beginning repairs. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />~cLN <br />~- <br />I <br /> <br />, OO~YEAR. <br />FLOOD '-~VE:L <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Protecting tour Home from Flood lkmuIge. Revised 1996. 2nd Edilion <br />Federal Emergency Management Agency. <br /> <br />13 <br />