Getting electric shocks in kitchen - immediately after walls have been plastered. (Only when contact made with fresh plaster)

[SUNRAY]

The low tech solution was provided by a cleaner, this was to spray the carpets with a dilute solution of Comfort Fabric Condition every so often. This made the carpet conductive enough to dissapate / prevent the build up of static charges.

So basically fill the carpet with grease

 

[endecotp]

I removed the screw

I believe the issue has been rectified…

No, the problem has been identified, not rectified.You now need to open up the wall and repair the damaged cable.

 

[JBR]

Talking about touching the wet plaster to isolate the fault, do what electricians do: wear rubber soles and keep the other hand in your pocket!

 

[SUNRAY]

No, the problem has been identified, not rectified.You now need to open up the wall and repair the damaged cable.

At the moment you have absolutely no idea what damage has been caused and what the likely damage may be when something heavy is used.

If your botch it and scarper electrician is happy with the "FIX" is happy, I'd suggest finding a proper electrician

 

[morqthana]

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Is it usual to have/leave sockets & switches dangling like that out of walls being plastered?

 

[chivers67]

What's happening with the box top left? It's a plaster board back box with nowhere to go?

Personally I join conductors separately into wagos and tuck them out the way protected with some card board.

The screw was no doubt touching a live conductor and now it has been removed the insulation has an open point.

Minimum an insulation resistance test needs to be completed, this could highlight an issue, better to have this sorted before the room is finished..

 

[SUNRAY]

Is it usual to have/leave sockets & switches dangling like that out of walls being plastered?

If you're lucky, otherwise he plasters up to the edge of the accessories

 

[SUNRAY]

What's happening with the box top left? It's a plaster board back box with nowhere to go?

Both high level accessories.

 

[morqthana]

If you're lucky, otherwise he plasters up to the edge of the accessories

It's like the GD forum. People who DGAS whether they do the best job they can, or not.

 

[SUNRAY]

It's like the GD forum. People who DGAS whether they do the best job they can, or not.

One kitchen I saw when viewing a house for purchase was tiled to about 18" above the worktops, the centre of an old cooker switch with socket was at about 18" and there before the tiles so they had been cut round it and grouted to the plate.Somewhat like this but with much bigger grouted gaps and tiles stopped lower

Above the tiles had been plastered to the thickness of the tiles and feathered to the switch plate and wallpapered to the edge of the plastic, along these lines

 

[plugwash]

Is it usual to have/leave sockets & switches dangling like that out of walls being plastered?

IMO it's dodgy but I suspect it's all too common.

To get a neat job the sockets/switches need to be removed during the plastering so the plaster can go behind the sockets. The circuits would ideally be isolated during the work, but that is difficult in an occupied house. The accessories could be removed and bypassed with wagos, but you would still have the problem of how to cover the temporary splices. There exist specific shields to cover the sides but they are a relatively new thing, and I suspect also make it harder to get a good finish on the plastering.

 

[SUNRAY]

IMO it's dodgy but I suspect it's all too common.

To get a neat job the sockets/switches need to be removed during the plastering so the plaster can go behind the sockets. The circuits would ideally be isolated during the work, but that is difficult in an occupied house. The accessories could be removed and bypassed with wagos, but you would still have the problem of how to cover the temporary splices. There exist specific shields to cover the sides but they are a relatively new thing, and I suspect also make it harder to get a good finish on the plastering.

Pack the box with newspaper etc or cut cardboard to fit.

 

[robinbanks]

BEFORE the plaster dries!

It can be wetted again, and if done gradually/incrementally may also help to isolate the problem. Also a voltage stick may be useful in this case, and/or probing the wall with a voltmeter