Recent content by sweb74

Just to clarify the earth cable discussion the wire that is disconected used to connect to an economy 7 box that has been disconected.

hi guys thanks for all the info, i will endeavor to to get a front on pic of the whole meter etc uploaded asap, in the meantime dishwasher & washing machine off limits to the huge annoyance of the wife!!!

Lacking in a socket tester. On checking for continuity good connection between earth and case and nothing between live and the case? Just found that I get the same reading of 80v between washing machine and sink, getting more concerned! how much detail of ancient fuse box area would you...

I have just found to my surprise that if i touch my stainless steel sink and the metal interior of my dishwasher at the same time i get a quite un-healthy shock! In fact when i put a meter across the 2 it shows approx 80v!!! This is obviously quite worrying and any advice what might be causing...