Saturday, February 18, 2012

Electrical safety



December 31, 2011

By Scott Learn, The Oregonian 

The man killed in a fire Friday night in a North Portland home that included a marijuana growing operation was Jason Ross Brown, 41, Portland fire investigators said this evening.

Brown was a valid medical marijuana card holder but the growing operation in the two-story house at 6219 N. Concord Ave was in excess of what he was allowed to legally grow and possess, Portland Fire & Rescue investigators said. He died of carbon monoxide poisoning as a result of the fire.

The fire appears to have started in the basement, but investigators have yet to determine if it was related to the growing operation. They estimate damage to the home at $225,000.

A neighbor told The Oregonian Friday that Ross was a renter who said he grew medical marijuana for cancer patients.

This could have been prevented. A smoke alarm in the grow room and electrical safety are important.


Amps times volt  (110 or 220) equals Watts. Most places will run a 15 amp breaker to 2 or more circuits in the room. Extension cords are normally rated in amps, and must be used within the ampere rating.
(Compare the ampere rating of the appliance with the rating of the chord.)
Three pronged (three conductor) extension cords must be used when connecting electrical
items that have three pronged plugins.

Extension Cord Ampere Rating
Wire Size
(Copper)
Single Phase Two and
Three Conductor Cords
Three Phase Cords
16 AWG  13 amps  10 amps
14 AWG  18 amps  15 amps
12 AWG  25 amps  20 amps
10 AWG  30 amps  25 amps
8 AWG  40 amps  35 amps

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