Hi.
Did a call out just this morning as customer was getting shocks from Kitchen sink. On arrival I could see the sink was earthed and had good continuity back to the main bond. The client told me that it was when he was using the washing machine underneath that he had the shock when he touched the sink.The machine as I discovered was plugged into a socket spur that had a loose CPC. My question is why would the shock be produced? Does a washing machine produce earth leakage that needs to be discharged during normal use? It was a brand new machine but I didn't PAT test it.
Cheers
Did a call out just this morning as customer was getting shocks from Kitchen sink. On arrival I could see the sink was earthed and had good continuity back to the main bond. The client told me that it was when he was using the washing machine underneath that he had the shock when he touched the sink.The machine as I discovered was plugged into a socket spur that had a loose CPC. My question is why would the shock be produced? Does a washing machine produce earth leakage that needs to be discharged during normal use? It was a brand new machine but I didn't PAT test it.
Cheers