My partner has just received an electric shock (which knocked him backwards) when he touched water pipes under the sink (he is replacing the sink and needed to make some adjustments to the pipework).
For some weeks we have experienced warm water for about 15 seconds after turning on the cold tap, and thought it was a problem with the mixer tap but we are still getting warm water from the new, separate cold tap.
Trying to fathom why the water pipes are live he used a ring mains tester in each 3-pin socket in the house and all showed live/neutral reversal. He had tested all sockets a few years ago and all were ok. The only work done on the house since that previous test was 3 years ago when a new gas boiler & pipework were installed.
We still have an old-fashioned fuse-box with re-wireable fuses.
Any suggestions as to the cause of these problems would be much appreciated.
For some weeks we have experienced warm water for about 15 seconds after turning on the cold tap, and thought it was a problem with the mixer tap but we are still getting warm water from the new, separate cold tap.
Trying to fathom why the water pipes are live he used a ring mains tester in each 3-pin socket in the house and all showed live/neutral reversal. He had tested all sockets a few years ago and all were ok. The only work done on the house since that previous test was 3 years ago when a new gas boiler & pipework were installed.
We still have an old-fashioned fuse-box with re-wireable fuses.
Any suggestions as to the cause of these problems would be much appreciated.