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.

 

[telectrix]

apparently a spicket is a faucet in US speak. a tap in english. ( the sort that water comes out of, not a threading tool. ).

 

[HappyHippyDad]

What a great thread. We don't often get a thread where a forum member has gone around and can then give good feedback. Well done Tel!

Completely agree with @pc1966 . How scary is it that an initial electrician went round and didn't find anything! Frustrating too as you hear this sort of story too often!

So when you initially did a Zs at one of the sockets @telectrix did you get a reading? I'm guessing you must have done as the gas was bonded. Did you discover the 6mm earth was just looped back to the MET by testing or could you just see it?

 

[telectrix]

What a great thread. We don't often get a thread where a forum member has gone around and can then give good feedback. Well done Tel!

Completely agree with @pc1966 . How scary is it that an initial electrician went round and didn't find anything! Frustrating too as you hear this sort of story too often!

So when you initially did a Zs at one of the sockets @telectrix did you get a reading? I'm guessing you must have done as the gas was bonded. Did you discover the 6mm earth was just looped back to the MET by testing or could you just see it?

initially used a socket tester to give an idea. showed fault , so then opened CU and no 6mm to earth bar. tugged on the 6mm from MET and saw the other end looped round behind CU.

 

[Dave OCD]

Somebody in the past got the wrong end of the stick with the term 'earth loop'....

 

[telectrix]

thz
ink it was done by a fruit loop.