Recent content by cjh555

Thanks. Don't worry, Hotpoint are sending a replacement and the original was unplugged after I received the shock. In terms of checking the continuity of the earth, how is this done - is it a case of inspecting the cable back to the distribution board? InN answer to the other question...

I've just had a nasty experience with a new appliance where the body turned out to be live. An engineer duly turned up and without so much as looking at the appliance announced that our electrical circuit was not earthed! Being somewhat shocked by this I took the socket cover off to find the...