2second electrocution

dada44

hi there,

i was at a neighbour's house and touched their metal wall light switch, with my hand. and got electrocuted for about 2 seconds. i feel ok but still buzzy, but just wanted to make sure - this happens often to ppl? anything one should do ?

thanks

jbainbridge

Tell them to get it looked at before someone gets hurt!

ValHaller

dada44 wrote: »

touched their metal wall light switch, with my hand. and got electrocuted for about 2 seconds

Is this confirmed on your death certificate? If not, it is unlikely you have been electrocuted, more likely you suffered a non fatal electric shock.

spacey2012

If you still feel unwell, you need to have a heart trace check up, a mild shock can disrupt your heart pace leaving rather unwell.

Myser

dada44 wrote: »

hi there,

i was at a neighbour's house and touched their metal wall light switch, with my hand. and got electrocuted for about 2 seconds. i feel ok but still buzzy, but just wanted to make sure - this happens often to ppl? anything one should do ?

thanks

You didn't get electrocuted otherwise you wouldn't have written the above post afterwards! You received an electric shock. Have a read of this thread/post for an explanation:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=63141602&postcount=14

As to the buzzing you felt, it may be due to a contact voltage on the light switch plate. If it isn't earthed properly, this would explain why you felt the buzzing. Do you know if the lighting circuits are protected by an RCD?

LandyAndy

I've had several electric shocks. I've always felt Ok after a few minutes although my arm has sometimes felt 'odd' for an hour or two.

cyclonebri1

ValHaller wrote: »

Is this confirmed on your death certificate? If not, it is unlikely you have been electrocuted, more likely you suffered a non fatal electric shock.

I don't think pedantic technicalities really matter here do they, the cause is the same, faulty electrics.

The switch can't be earthed and there must be a live connection to the back box/metal switch. This is where RCD's come into play

It needs urgent attention, as in :eek::eek::eek:

Unless you had a hand on the central heating system or similar at the same time you would have been unlikely to have had a severe shock, luckily.

System

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

The switch can't be earthed

I have metal light switches and all have an earth connection. Obviously wheoever wired the house had the sense to run an earth to each switch box as well in case metal switches were fitted.

cyclonebri1

!!!!!! wrote: »

I have metal light switches and all have an earth connection. Obviously wheoever wired the house had the sense to run an earth to each switch box as well in case metal switches were fitted.

Exactly, sadly most I've come across aren't/don't;);)