Posted by Steve@Advance on March 04, 2015 at 13:01:08 from (108.245.66.82):
In Reply to: Block heater cord posted by Kerry50 on March 04, 2015 at 12:30:53:
Likely what happened was a case of "high resistance" instead of a short circuit. Once the connection went bad, the cord heated up until it burned the insulation. It takes an over current condition or a direct short to trip the breaker. But... When you touched it, and the sparks flew, if it shorted sufficiently to over amp the circuit, it should have tripped. Depends on how hard the short was.
One thing you might consider is replacing the breaker with a GFIC breaker. A ground fault sensing breaker should be used outdoors or near sinks, sources of water, etc.
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