Keep getting electric shocks in kitchen.

[LiamC1]

I bought my house 11 months ago with no issues, after a few months everything metal in the kitchen starting giving me an electric shock when touched. After a few more months this stopped on its own, and has recently started again. We realised that it only happens when not wearing shoes, if that helps. Any help and advice would be much appreciated. Thankyou.

 

[pc1966]

It beggars belief that the first "electrician" failed to notice or comment on these factors when they went to look at it. Not just the missing earth but the wrong fuse as well.

Well done @telectrix !

 

[telectrix]

try and upload a pic of the cable entrys into CU. the 2 wagos are my doing. split 2 separate cpc's and extended into CU. temp. fix as i have quoted for a new CU to be mounted above the cupboard to get some slack on the outgoing cables and connect properly.

 

[pc1966]

Yes, a case for a new CU without any doubt!

 

[telectrix]

Just out of interest, where did the other (thin) earth wire go?

it disappears into the wall with the T/Es. was dubious about trying to trace in case of disturbing something else.

 

[Moley]

it disappears into the wall with the T/Es. was dubious about trying to trace in case of disturbing something else.

 

[pc1966]

it disappears into the wall with the T/Es. was dubious about trying to trace in case of disturbing something else.

In my own flat there was some 6mm running from the MET to "somewhere".

Later when a new gas supply & meter was fitted and they had to cut back the rear of the under sink kitchen cupboard for the external pipe coming in (no longer allowed a riser in the building centre) and LO! there was the 6mm coiled up ready to be connected to the cold water pipe.

Clearly they had fitted the kitchen before the sparky had got round to putting on the pipe clamp for extraneous bonding. Had been like that since the 90s I guess.

 

[Mike Johnson]

pc1966 I have just upvoted your post by clicking on the arrow on the right hand side, but I have no idea what it does.

Oh just noticed at the top of the page there is an option to sort by date or votes, will that change the order you see the post, could make a nonsense of someone answering a post immediately above?

 

[pc1966]

pc1966 I have just upvoted your post by clicking on the arrow on the right hand side, but I have no idea what it does.

I have no idea either!

But it is counting 2 votes (I presume?) though only DPG's 'like' is showing on the lower bar or the little notification bell thing.

 

[snowhead]

Never noticed them before, I've just down voted it then put it back.
If you down vote someone on ZERO it goes negative..

 

[Dave OCD]

try and upload a pic of the cable entrys into CU. the 2 wagos are my doing. split 2 separate cpc's and extended into CU. temp. fix as i have quoted for a new CU to be mounted above the cupboard to get some slack on the outgoing cables and connect properly.

It looks to me that the bodged MEM unit could even be a replacement from many years ago as you can see the skimmed round rectangle above where the cables are stripped back looks about the size of a 4 way Wylex ?

 

[Ziggie]

And a couple of spare valves.

One thing that reminds me of my dad is his 1946 AVO. He was a teacher but repaired radios for oaps in the town. His loft was full of valves.

 

[nicebutdim]

Not sure how I feel about this turn of events.

On one hand the question everyone was waiting for an answer to has been answered. On the other, there'll never be an answer to how someone came to loop from the MET right back there again. All very strange!

 

[telectrix]

It looks to me that the bodged MEM unit could even be a replacement from many years ago as you can see the skimmed round rectangle above where the cables are stripped back looks about the size of a 4 way Wylex ?

looked like that to me but probably original was a 6 way. most likely a wood backed wylex, or something even olser. it's a teaaced house, town centre si pre WW2. the MEM board probably went in when it was rewired ( 1980?).as all cables are pvc.

 

[telectrix]

it's a nice job to fit a new CU atop the cupboard, dig cables out highr to give enogh t make a neat job.

 

[Dave OCD]

The sort of job I like too.