Call an electrician as a matter of urgency. Do not use the bathroom until the problem is solved.
You are describing an almost perfect scenario for you to be killed by electrocution.
All water,gas & oil pipes should be bonded. Thats an earth which is conected to the main earth supply that will take away the electric and leave you safe..
Call an electrician as a matter of urgency. Do not use the bathroom until the problem is solved.
And in fact equipotential bonding like that is not connected to the main earth terminal....All water,gas & oil pipes should be bonded. Thats an earth which is conected to the main earth supply that will take away the electric and leave you safe..
Not strictly true - the purpose of equipotential bonding is to try and keep all exposed/extraneous conductive parts as close to the same potential as possible so that in an earth fault situation there are no dangerous potential differences between them during the time it takes a protective device to operate.
Yes, but a lack of bonding is unlikely to cause the dangerous situation you are in unless there is another fault. Please get an electrician, who will have the necessary test equipment to locate the fault or faults.I believe the pipes on the bathroom was bonded now is there any way to test that has been done correctly without stripping all the tiles and bathtub...
many thanks for all your replay and advice.
And in fact equipotential bonding like that is not connected to the main earth terminal....All water,gas & oil pipes should be bonded. Thats an earth which is conected to the main earth supply that will take away the electric and leave you safe..
Not strictly true - the purpose of equipotential bonding is to try and keep all exposed/extraneous conductive parts as close to the same potential as possible so that in an earth fault situation there are no dangerous potential differences between them during the time it takes a protective device to operate.
I've been meaning to ask ever since this one appeared ... is this intended as a reference to resuscitation, or something more philosophical?We may not bring them back to life, but we do bring them back from the dead.
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