I have been decorating my kitchen and I took of the wall sockets to do the tiling. However, I have discovered when I put then back on the wall that one of the sockets has a "live" earth. (the mains tester is showing the earth wire as live) I also got an electric socket when screwing it back on the wall. I have tried to trace the wiring in wall without success. However, I have found another socket upstairs in the bedroom with same problem. Is the one in the kitchen connected to the bedroom ? secondly how can i find the trace the fault to which circuit ? does it mean ripping up floorboards etc ?
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Do you mean you got an electric shock? What had you done to isolate the supply to the circuit?
Do you mean you are using a plug-in tester with 3 neon indicators?
Like this?
there is a possibility that someone has wired a socket wrong, or got a stray wire touching the metal back-box, or put a nail through a cable. Have a look behind the sockets and inspect the wiring.
However, to connect the Phase (live) to Earth would normally cause the fuse to blow, unless you have a faulty earth as well.
How old is your electrical installation?
Do all the other sockets pass test with your testing device?
There is a stromg possibility that you will need professional help. Start asking your friends and neighbours if they can recommend a local electrician.
Do you mean you are using a plug-in tester with 3 neon indicators?
Like this?
there is a possibility that someone has wired a socket wrong, or got a stray wire touching the metal back-box, or put a nail through a cable. Have a look behind the sockets and inspect the wiring.
However, to connect the Phase (live) to Earth would normally cause the fuse to blow, unless you have a faulty earth as well.
How old is your electrical installation?
Do all the other sockets pass test with your testing device?
There is a stromg possibility that you will need professional help. Start asking your friends and neighbours if they can recommend a local electrician.
thanks your response. I got another nasty shock from the kitchen wall socket that I mentioned when I cleaning my George Foreman grill with a wet kitchen towel it was only plugged into the socket and was switched off!
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I have checked every socket in the house and the wiring appears to be fine. I have discovered that it affects only 3 sockets. two in the same bedroom and the one in the kitchen. My house was built in the late sixties.
No I havn't got a tester like shown in the picture.
No I havn't got a tester like shown in the picture.
What have you got?interceptor said:
yep I have isolated the affected sockets ( i have disconnected the wiring in the sockets.I have put the wiring into terminal blocks and sealed them in insulation tape. I can't switch the power off to them as I don't know where they are getting their power from ! if I then the circuit breaker off I lose power to all my sockets in my house.
but.......
hang on, you said you'd disconnected the wiring and put it into choc block????
please tell me you didnt do this while the circuit was live???
if so thats unbelievably silly and i strongly recommend you dont do this again, one slip and you might die!!!
this sounds like a problem that only a proper electrician is capable of sorting to be honest.
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crafty1289 said:
He, He, a loaded question if ever i saw one
your right I did use a mains tester. I am not sure what a multimeter or the device display in an ealier post will prove. I have alreadly had a electic shock. What I am attempting to do is trace the wiring to it's source.
can some one put a section in the wiki explaining why them screwdrivers are so bad. (i would do it but i dont fully know i understand! -through my own logic how they can give a misleading reading and from experience they dont work as a screwdriver but it seams theres more to it as people on here seam to feal quite strongly against them)
sm1thson said:
//wiki.diynot.com/electrics:safety_information:neonscrewdriver
Click "create this page" and go for it la!
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