elctric shock

[momin]

hi everybody. I'm new, so please excuse me if i do any thing wrong. My daughter had electric shock in the shower. I switched off the consumer unit., but it was still alive. so we had to pull her off the chrome hose which she was grabbing. we had a shared loop from our next door neighbour. He had some work done a few times previously a year ago. There was no marking on his workers van. we called the ambulance and she was taken to hospital. the electricity board was also called. they took out the main 60 amps fuse, but the radiators and pipes were still alive. he called in more senior electrician from the board. they too had never ever come across such a situation. the managers were called in as well. my loop was coming from next door. they went in. as soon as they put their meter to test, there was a big bang and a flash. when asked, what happened, the electricians said that my earth cable was hanging loose. the board , on our insistence, wrote to the neighbour to assist them in their investigations and to name the person who carried out his work. He has not responded. it is 6 months now. the board says they do NOT have any remit or power to force him. So what do i do now. Please, please advise asap.

 

[Yooj]

Could be a loop in & loop out system ! The DNO have done this on a few areas to save money, i have the same system in my house.

Kung, do the DNO display any warning signs/labels etc when they do this? Any chance that you could take a photo or two so that we are able to see the configuration?

Yooj

 

[kung]

Kung, do the DNO display any warning signs/labels etc when they do this? Any chance that you could take a photo or two so that we are able to see the configuration?

Yooj

The only labels are the norm earth ones mate ! bit dodgy esp as the neybour is a childminder and had to ask when shes out so i can discon her cpc to do my IR test ! by the way the two cpc's were terminated on an earth block next to my CU.

 

[Yooj]

Thanks for that....It is very conceivable that the main earth could be removed, say for Ze testing, and subsequent CCU change, or re-wire for example....Even for a short duration, i.e. a matter of minutes could leave the properties who are reliant upon the looped earth vulnerable.

Yooj