Hi,
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I am an apprentice working...
Getting a mild shock from a pool. It is a newer pool all bonding is correct. Turned off power still getting shocked. Had the power company come out turn off transformer still getting shocked. Any possible solutions?
Evening all,
I have recently installed a pond and run the pump back to a socket in the utility room (three pin plug).
However, I have just got a small shock from the water in the pond! I turned off the socket it’s plugged into but can still detect a voltage in the water. I then turned off the...
sometimes when I touch metal objects for example the washing machine, toaster etc I get a nasty shock. almost always the breakers trip, what can it be? Also I am not an electrician I am just curious as to what is the problem. The problem is not happening all the time. sometimes nothing happens...
I was 7. I painstakingly removed 2 screws from a power socket with a small pair of scissors and then tried to unscrew the live in the same fashion.
This is how I became painfully became interested in them, how about you?
It's been a while since his last problem and up until recently Fido hasn't had a care in the world. That was until the other morning when disaster struck.
He just wandered outside to grab a bite to eat and as he came into contact with his personalised stainless steel food bowl he got an...
Good morning, I had a unpleasant shocking experience with a job yesterday.
I was contracted to part re-wire a ground floor flat which went as expected. I began installing the main earth cable to the outer sheath (TN-S) and received a shock from the earth clamp. Upon examining the system I...
Please help diagnose:
Wife turns on understairs halogen spotlight (metal, earthed fitting). Light flickers, she gets a nasty shock and the rewireable lighting circuit fuse blows. Bulb has blown too.
I feel awful as I wired the light myself, but when I come to check it the live is not loose...
being a sparky since 1980, and always busy [a bit quiet now that's why i joined this forum] been reading some of the posts in the work wanted and inspection/testing forums...i am shocked at whats going on in our industry, and cant believe what i am reading!
you have some postings in the work...
Hi all
Just wanted to share with you a shock I had today
have been contacting burger king and other franchises about becoming an approved contractor on their lists.
spoke with man high up today in burger king who told me they utilise a company called SGP and it is their list i would need to get...
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