Here’s a Quick Tip for operating your tile saw safely that BATH-Tastic Bath Crasher Matt Muenster would like: add a drip-loop to the cord so any over-spray from the saw that might get on the cord actually falls away to the ground before finding its way to the electrical device.
See, water is a cohesive molecule (it holds together…that’s why you can over-fill a glass with water) so a drip will run down a cord and might be able to find its way into a device. Throw a loop in the cord and it’ll break the water drop’s hold on itself and it’ll drip away.
If you are running your saw off an extension cord rather than plugging directly into the wall, hold the cord ends up off the ground (like on a block or bucket or something) so that water can’t migrate to the plug blades or receptacle.
What’s more, I found in a Google search of for images that tile saws aren’t the only places drip-loops are used. Check out that curlicue where your cable TV enters your house. Yeah, man…can’t interrupt the big game because water is leaking into the fitting or house–the drip-loop goes big time!
