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I am hoping to get a good electrician to come round to test the system next week. I have just had my kitchen refitted and rewired. I therfore took a extention cable and linked the washing machine to the kitchen. From the kicthen the washing machine does not give me a shock. I tried all 5...

Hi to answer the question in the last messages: John-I tried swicthing the main switch to off. This had no effect. I went round the house to see what had switched off but could not find anything. I have no idea if thats normal. Jossper-The machine is a washing machine and has no dryer...

Yes we now own the whole house and the flat use to be where the grandpa use to live. It was once a seperate flat with it own meter. NPower took the meter out when we integrated the flat back to the house a few years ago. It will hopefully become my office next year. If the Y/G line upstairs...

Thanks John You have been very patient and I am gratefull. I followed the Y/G wire from the electrical socket where the washing machine links up. It goes into the next room through the wall where a firteplace use to be behind the aga. We have had the kichen redone and the fitter is coming to...

Hi John Yes I am now making sure that we unplug the machine when it is not being used. To answer some of your previous questions we live in a farm house and there is a flat above the meter/fusebox area which it also feeds. I believe that the whole house was bodged at one time and that...

Hi John As requested 1) Here is a picture to the right of the meter- 2) Here is also a pic of the plug that links the washing machine to the wall power socket-

Hi john I pressed the yellow button and all the power of the house switched off much to wifes horror. I had to switch back all the fuses quickly. will take the pictures to the right of the meter and follow the YG wire and let you know . Thanks

Hi Onion Thanks will get an electrician to come at the weekend if I dont solve the problem. Cant leave it too long like this.

Hi John Thanks. I will buy RCD tomorrow when I go to town. Here are the pics thanks for all your help; 1) Pic of fuse box- 2) Pic Close up of fuse box 3) Pic of the wall sockets- 4) Pic of inside the wall socket- 5) Picture of the connection from the wall to...

Hi Richard and John Thanks for the reply. I have taken pictures of the fuse box, connection to the wall and connection to the washing machine showing all the wires. As I am new to this I have been trying to copy and paste the pictures to this message but cant seem to do it. Is there an easy...

My washing machine is giving me electrical shocks everytime I touch the inside drum when I am bare footed. When I have shoes there is no shock. I have looked at the plug wiring and connections to the washing machine and wall sockets all is connected properly. I have retightenned the connections...