Nope, since if you have metal pipes, that sink will probably be connected (indirectly) to your electrical system's earth.Right, using a bit of common sense... is a sink electrical? No one questioned when I mentioned that.
As above, it's perfectly possibly that your sink is earthed, in which case touching that and something 'live' could result in a shock.I originally said, if i touch the D/W and sink... ie the sink is metal.
No-one is disbelieving you. However, unless (like your sink may be) the bread bin is connected to earth, there's no rational reason (hence 'makes no sense') why you should get a shock, even if you touched it whilst touching something live. Is there any way that it could be getting earthed? I assume that it's not an 'electrical bread bin', but is it, for example, sitting on something metal that could be earthed (like the draining board of your metal sink), or touching any metal pipework?I then said, I touch the toaster (which is electrical) and a metal bread bin. I dont really understand what I have said wrong.
Nope, since if you have metal pipes, that sink will probably be connected (indirectly) to your electrical system's earth.Right, using a bit of common sense... is a sink electrical? No one questioned when I mentioned that.
As above, it's perfectly possibly that your sink is earthed, in which case touching that and something 'live' could result in a shock.I originally said, if i touch the D/W and sink... ie the sink is metal.
No-one is disbelieving you. However, unless (like your sink may be) the bread bin is connected to earth, there's no rational reason (hence 'makes no sense') why you should get a shock, even if you touched it whilst touching something live. Is there any way that it could be getting earthed? I assume that it's not an 'electrical bread bin', but is it, for example, sitting on something metal that could be earthed (like the draining board of your metal sink), or touching any metal pipework?I then said, I touch the toaster (which is electrical) and a metal bread bin. I dont really understand what I have said wrong.
Kind Regards, John
Unfortunately not really! If the bread bin were touching any other metal electrical appliance (or earthed surface, like sink) other than the toaster, then there would be a possibility that simultaneously touching the toaster and the bread bin could result in a shock. However, if the bread bin and toaster were in contact, there is no way that you could get a shock by touching both of them, because there could be no voltage difference between them (if they were in contact).Hi John Thanks for the reply. The bread bid sits next to the toaster, quite possibly could be touching at times, if not very close to it which I assume might answer your question about something earthing it?
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