tingly!

[dampsquib]

Hi,

An odd one for you. I've just installed a new bathroom suite, and i've noticed that i get a slight 'tingling' when using the sink taps. yes, stood on wet floor bare footed.

obviously an earth issue somewhere? I've not changed the pipework, however, one of the pipes has a plastic push-fit junction in it - could that be the issue? even if the pipes are bonded before the join, and they meet in a mixer tap, could it be the source? diagram below (B = Bonding, - = pipe, P = plastic fitting, M = mixer tap)


------B---------PPPPP-----------------------M
------B----------------------------------------M

hopefully it's not what Pipme experienced here:
http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=22848&highlight=tingling but how would i check if it were?

thanks

DS

 

[viewer]

If you have a central heating radiator or towel rail in the bathroom these need considering; bonding etc as part of the whole. Whilst bonding and earthing prevent the "shocks" you should investigate to find out why there is a PD between floor and tap.

 

[MasterAbacus]

If you can get access to the plastic joint area, then maybe worth your while to add some supplimetry earth bonding to bypass the plasic fitting.

PIPE-----------------PLASTIC JOINT------------PIPE/TAP

[--------------------EARTH LINK---------------------------]



Probelm could be much worse tho, so this one might be for a sparks to sort out for you.....

 

[dampsquib]

I've had the sparky out, and he's checked the bonding, earth into the house, and lots of other things, nothing wrong with the house electrics, so it seems that there is a problem possibly under the bathroom...

I've now cut a few holes in the bathroom floor, found a fair few wires that all seem undamaged, and out of the way of any nails/screws so that looks like that theory is out the window.

Anyone else have any ideas?