OUTSIDE ELECTRICAL WATER HEATERS

VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY ALERT and WARNING.

It has come to The Board’s attention that The Park has had to investigate and intercede with illegal and very
unsafe electrical installations of ON DEMAND ELECTRICAL WATER HEATERS.

One or more cabin owners are getting unqualified people to install 2
x40 amp breakers in 70 or higher amp service. Luckily the Park found
out and intervened in what would have surely been a serious Fire and
Safety threat for the occupants and our area.

According to experts any electrical on demand service over 7 kw( those for small sink only units) requires 2 or 3 electrical feeds. Our cabin area is only serviced to accept single feed service. Since cabins require the much bigger 45 kv on demand electrical water heaters they are not approved for our cabin area.

Cabin owners should only consider gas operates On Demand Water Heaters.

Manitoba Hydro will allow hot water tanks to be housed in a structure attached to a cabin as follows:

Structure attached to cabin must have a shingled roof and be constructed (in the case of new cabins) of the same material as cabin. Basically, the structure needs to be weather proof.

Structure must have a door large enough to remove hot water tank

Hot water tanks cannot be placed directly on the ground

They must be wired in accordance to Manitoba Electrical Code

Location will also need to be approved by Parks Canada

ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OUTSIDE BATHROOMS:
No electrical panels will be allowed in outside bathrooms. You will need to run a circuit from the main panel in cabin.

Below is the contact information for Wilf Steinhilber, Electrical Inspector for Manitoba Hydro:

Wilf Steinhilber
Electrical Inspector
Manitoba Hydro
1-204-867-7708
[email protected]

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