If your house floods, covering the electric outlets, can you get electrocuted?

Question

If your house floods, covering the electric outlets, can you get electrocuted?

Answer 1

it depends on the age and quality of the electrical in the house. generally the breaker would throw as soon as water hits the outlet, or if an older home, the fuse should blow. if the electrical is a frankenstein mess, then yea, i guess you could. if you have a breaker box outside of the structure, check it for thrown breakers. go ahead and shut off the main one if is not already.

Answer 2

the short answer is yes

Answer 3

I would think so.  It would probably be a good idea to turn everything off in your fuse box if you knew your place was gonna flood.

Answer 4

Unlikely, the water would typically cause a short circuit, which should cause the breaker to overheat and trip.  IF you're asking me to come over to your  flooded house and check, though,  I will definitely be wearing thigh high rubber wader, just in case. Cheers.