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    Electric shock whilst washing up

    A colleague of mine has mentioned that they have experienced electric shock symptoms whilst washing up. They say that all the circuits in the kitchen are protected by RCD so assuming they are working ok, it rules out the theory that there is an electrical circuit problem. Possible earthing...
  2. C

    Static shock from light switches even with power off??

    I was called out to a job today and found something I have never come across before.... when I got to the property the tenant explained what was happening - she was getting what she called a "shock" when ever she turned the lights on upstairs in the two bedrooms and the landing. So I tested to...
  3. Baker1988

    Safe isolation homework

    hi every one i got some safe isolation homework that i am just not sure about here is the question's: 1)State the implications of not carrying out safe isolation procedure for: a) You b) Other personnel c) Customer and clients d) Public e) Building management systems 2)...
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    shock!! no trip!

    When I wired my ccu I fitted all rcbo's. and tested all trip times etc. all passed!! In the garden mixing cement a few weeks later and water got all around the extension lead near the plugs! I didn't see this because it started getting dark! But Jesus I felt it with a rattle as I unplugged the...
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    Shock with main switch off

    Mate of mine rang me and said he changed a light fitting in one if his bedrooms. He turned the main switch off so not just the breaker for the upstairs lights,And he said he got a shock when touching the earth and neutral!! I said are you sure it was a neutral he said definately and he's fit the...
  6. T

    Shock from rcd? Circuit not connected

    Hi guys, whilst working on a new installation a while back I was putting socket fronts on an upstairs ring, neutrals and earth's were connected in at the board but lives left out. Whilst stripping one of the legs I went N to E and tripped the rcd. I had hold of the wires when another of the lads...
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    Shock through pipe work

    Good morning I was called to a property last Friday where a customer was complaining about getting an electric shock from the shower and taps. system is a PME combi boiler so no heating element to check and shower is manual so no leakage on shower. i have cross bonded all pipe work, when I put...
  8. F

    electric shock

    is it possible to get an electric shock from a phone point and if so what could cause this
  9. C

    Edison screw lamp - i received electric shock!!

    I went to change the bulb on my mums reading lamp and when I tried to remove the bulb (Edison Screw) I received an electric shock even though the s/w was in the off position. I have a LV3 cert in electrical technical but I lack experience as I own mine own landscape business so it has been a...
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    Bad Shock

    Hi People, I was at a friends house on Saturday as he has just bought the property about a month ago. Anyway I was there to clear out the loft whilst he was doing a bit of painting downstairs. I was in the loft clearing some wooden boards and bits of old stuff the previous person had left up...
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    Electric shock

    What's the worst electric shock you have received?
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    Electric Shock In The Shower

    Hi, My brother complained that he had got a "mild" electric shock from the shower control and also from the heated towel rail. I went to his house today and tested the earth loop at the shower, the towel rail, the bath taps, literally every bit of exposed metal in the bathroom and it all tested...
  13. JD6400

    Whats the worst shock ( Electrical ) you have received and how ?

    Like it Say's what is the largest belt you or anyone you have worked with , received and still walked away from !?
  14. Top Cat

    Shock horror i extended a 4mm radial with 4mm today!

    Had to spur off a 4mm radial today at a twin socket to feed another socket so there were 3 x 4mm in the socket outlet. Now i know that this is a hideous crime for a lot of sparks so i took special note of what i was doing. 1, there was enough room in the socket. 2, the terminal screws were...
  15. J

    Do MCB's provide shock protection?

    I have been giving revision papers for my fault finding exam tomorrow. Here is one of the questions that i dont get. "How would you check shock protection of an MCB?" I was thinking MCB's dont provide shock protection, they just protect the circuit conductors! I know an RCD provides shock...
  16. T

    how badder shock would you get if you touched this part on a powerline

    would you get a lethal shock fi you touched this part on a powerline and what does it do. im just curious thats all.
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    small shock from light switch

    I have just had a call form a lady who said her and her son have both had a a small shock from a light switch, I dont have any other info right now, ( I dont know if its a metal plate or not) but does any one know where to start wth this. Should i check for voltages at the conductors at the...
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    electric shock through plastic switch

    I attended a call out the other day to check the electric after a water leak. I checked it, went to turn lights on and had tingle through the an all plastic switch. i scratched my head in disbelief and touched it again, i had another tingle. My guess is that the rocker has worn down so much that...
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    Rcd

    I recently got a belt (don't laugh) from what I'm sure was between live and earth and the circuit was RCD protected. Now if they are so sensitive can someone explain why it didn't trip. Also same question between live and neutral and the cb not tripping.
  20. C

    Shock from kitchen sink via PV system,is that possible?

    Hi all,first post on this forum ,so be gentle with me. Got called to a customer today,whose daughter got an apparent shock from the kitchen taps over the weekend. We rewired kitchen ring main and lighting two years ago fed via wylex rcbo's all tested and certified.TNCS and 10mm bonding to gas...

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