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  1. S

    Hot tub electric shock

    Hi I'm looking for some advice, yesterday when exiting my hot tub I felt a slight electric shock when my foot made contact with the ground around the hot tub. I work as a cable jointer so a tingle is second nature to me so I double checked when in contact with ground and water I can feel a...
  2. K

    Replacing Old (30 yr) Aritech shock sensor.

    Hi I have a scantronic 9800 control panel with Aritech sensors. One of the window shock sensors has a continual red led lit. The system is around 30 yrs old. I need to replace the Aritech sensor. There is no model or id on the sensor but I have posted a couple of photos. Can I replace it with...
  3. C

    Electrical shock from extractor hood

    DIYer here. Just purchased extractor to fit into chimney. Have fitted fused spur to downstairs ring main. Tried to test extractor by applying plug before fitting to fused socket. Worst thing I have ever done. Got a really bad shock while holding extractor. Have applied plug to extractor...
  4. W

    Get a shock when you touch sink and oven at same time??

    I understand this could be because there is no bonding, but just want to know how it’s possible for the pipework/sink to become live?? Is it through a fault on another circuit finding it’s way to the pipework?
  5. V

    Shock from a consumer unit even after Safe Isolation!

    Not a big one, but it bloody hurt and scared the pants of me! If anyone reading the following knows why this happened I'm all ears. I safely isolated a garage consumer unit, but didn't turn off the associated MCB in the house, so the tails to the unit were still live, ready to put in a new...
  6. A

    Main bonding and parallel earth paths

    Hi all I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on an issue I cant seem to get my head around, say we had a metal socket earthed and a water pipe with main bonding, I touched the both of them in fault condition on socket (live touching metal box) now i understand the bonding puts the pipe...
  7. L

    Shower shock in TT systems

    Do you encounter many issues with homeowners experiencing "tingling" from electric showers in homes with a TT supply system? Reason I ask is because everytime we respond to this issue it always turns out to be a result of a plumber replacing copper with Qualpex or the service provider replacing...
  8. OnlQQker

    So How Come A 30ms Rcd Is Supposed To Trip In Ms..

    Yet when you accidently touch it with human hands it is way longer. I've done this a few times in my clumsiness and it certainly does not trip in milliseconds! Just wondered what anybody else thinks.
  9. B

    500v IR test shock?

    when testing pipework to see if its extraneous using the 500v ir test is there a possibility of an electric shock if someone in the house happened to be touching the pipe at the same time of testing? Yep, I'm prepared for some stick here so fire away ?
  10. E

    UK Electric shock from light switch

    Hi everyone, Not an electrician myself, but seeking knowledge, a second opinion and/or advice on the necessity to take action. Hope this is the right forum - please forgive me if not. We had a big fright today. Post refurbishment work, we put a kettle on in the kitchen and didn't realise it...
  11. J

    Advice on fatal current (research project)

    Hello, This question is purely for research purposes. In the event that an appliance (hairdryer) was dropped into a bath with a person on it, and a circuit breaker was tripped in the consumer unit, could this shock still prove fatal or would the breaker save their life? I know that this is...
  12. D

    UK DIY Shocker!!!

    Hi guys, I hope everyone is well. So to detail my experience, I had a loose wire behind my electric cooker mains plug, so I tested the plug after sorting the wire forgot to turn off the mains at the box and yes as you can guess as I went to push the socket into the wall to screw in, two...
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  13. J

    Wall switch electric shock when wiped down

    Hi, apologies if this is a daft question to ask but would really appreciate some advice. I wiped a light wall switch in the hall with an anti-bac wipe (dettol kind, so fair amount of wetness from the wipe unlike the cheap kind that can be fairly dry). When I wiped it, I accidentally flicked the...
  14. B

    Hot Tub GFCI troubleshooting

    I am the homeowner of a hot tub that's been working for well for 6 years. One day the water began to provide a shocking sensation which would prevent you from putting your finger fully into the water. I determined the shock was coming from a 12V light mounted in the tub whose water seal had...
  15. J

    What is the path current takes in an electric shock.

    Hi I am currently doing my electrical NVQ and have asked a few electricians this question and wanted to clear things up. If we touch an electrical conductor and are standing on the mass of earth will the current flow through us and back to the transformer or just dissipate into the ground. I’m...
  16. A

    UK Static shock severity

    Looking for opinions on how severe a (presumed) static shock can be? Client has a passenger lift, passenger presses the lift button and receives a shock, presumed to be static, as nothing in the lift tripped. No entry wound / marks but passenger goes off to hospital and is told they have burn...
  17. S

    Shock from unplugged sewing machine lead

    Two of us have had a shock from a lead that had been disconnected from a Singer sewing machine several hours earlier. The machine is fairly new and not been heavily used. The shock was definitely stronger than just static. My concern particularly is that this is a machine being used with...
  18. K

    Why I feel electric shock when I pressing a 24V control button?

    Hi there Normally we know people won't feel electric shock if they touch a live 24V cable. but when I was working in a factory, many operators including me feels got a short electric shock when pressing a 24V reset button. It has been like this for several weeks, operators start using pens to...
  19. GBDamo

    Investigated an electric shock today.

    Was called out to a site where an employee has recieved an electric shock when turning on a light. When I isolated and removed the switch the cause was immediately apparent. It was a metal surface box and mettal clad switch, the back box had been drilled through the back for a 20mm conduit...
  20. N

    Potential hazard or not?

    We've had a safety memo sent out to us all today regarding a new type of compressor we are using. In a nutshell, its single phase, ran off a plug top to a rotary isolator on the unit. The L/N/E all go through the isolator, so.. when you switch off the isolator, you're switching the L,N AND E...

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