Shocks off a bath

HugoSP

roswell wrote:

One option would be touch a radiator before touching the bath if you get a shock off both then somethings definately wrong.

Roswel, whilst your approach seems sensible from a diagnostic point of view I would NOT endorse the OP using her body as a test lamp!:rotfl:

The fact that she touched it with the electricity switched off as I suggested (knowing she could come to no harm with the electrics dead) and had no shock IMO points squarely to an urgent call to the council to get it sorted.

Cagey

BobProperty wrote:

CORGI registration has nothing to do with water plumbing, I wish people would understand that.

I do agree that you should not be using the bathroom until this gets sorted.

I know you don`t have to Corgi registered to fit a bath . What I was saying was Corgie registered plumbers have a better understanding of the need of earthing due to their Corgi training.

Canucklehead

Wow!

This is unreal!!!!
Wanty is busy trying to kill herself while some are arguing the toss about earthing!!!

WANTY PLEASE STOP USING THE BATH!!!!!


Get a sparks in there ASAP.

C.G.

shockingmoment

I wholeheartedly agree. STOP USING THE BATH!

Inform the council. Put it in writing. Get a name. But above all, get it sorted. This is a potentially lethal fault!

Stop speculating on what it might be.
Stop debating the regs.

Get it fixed. Get the fault found beyond any doubt.

Doozergirl

Wanty please stop using the bath!

I love this argument though I've just thought, I think I want to be an electrician (really!). How do I do it?

iwanttosave_2

After reading all this you really want to be an electrician? :rotfl:

Might nip down to the gaffers cabin later and get him out to it again, or maybe just go straight to the council :think:

I love canuckleheads post, I am PMSL at that, I am not trying to kill myself honest, I just want a bath :rotfl:

thekid_2

yeah, get a spark.

also Bob, you aren't right mate, baths need bonding, always have. the taps often do not actually touch the bath itself anywhere(top hat spacers/washers etc. breaking contact.)

Also Corgi is not required and simply joining the corgi scheme shows no better understanding about the earthing of baths etc. Corgi is a con, much better to get a competent installer.

The problem is an earth leak(i'm guessing), which is a pain to find but it is findable by a good spark. My mum has an earth leak in her house i found when installing her bathroom, cut through the mains pipe and as soon as it split I got a shock, did the rest of the mains pipework with a set of jump leads on teh pipe! lol

Also, to the poster who said plumbers don't re-attach earth bonding straps, that's not true, I always RENEW the earth bonding on any pipes I have removed them from. It's sad that some undesirables tarnish the good name of the trade.

btk

iwanttosave_2

Is it not weird that its just me getting the shocks now though?

I mean it is too much of a coincidence that it is only happening with the bath, but still, its only me getting the shocks

thekid_2

I reckon the other half has rigged something! watch your back! lol:rolleyes:

iwanttosave_2

I always knew he had it in for me

Will me isolating the power and not getting shocked definalty mean that it isn't static?

I wanna go to the cabin all guns blazing and the lazy gits.