What is this box in my house

[timhoward]

??!!

 

[gazisthebest]

These shocks you are getting - are they when you touch something?

Its coming from the wall buts it's plasterboard?

 

[gazisthebest]

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My general thought is nothing with that description comes to mind so show a picture.

It looks like a firebell? That kinda overall shape

 

[timhoward]

If you could smell gas, would you start a forum post or call an expert?
If you are getting shocks we are not going to be able to save your life from here. Call someone!

 

[gazisthebest]

Yes tim

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Yes tim but it's silver and just one but yeah looks like that with two green wires

 

[gazisthebest]

If you could smell gas, would you start a forum post or call an expert?
If you are getting shocks we are not going to be able to save your life from here. Call someone!

Thanks Tim, and ofcourse I've called a expert. Just waiting. But like I said I'm no expert, so from what I've read it seems dogey.

 

[gazisthebest]

If you could smell gas, would you start a forum post or call an expert?
If you are getting shocks we are not going to be able to save your life from here. Call someone!

I know your forum regs but it's just me trying to get more information it's not my fault I'm eltrical noob, unlike Dr Parker. XD

 

[DPG]

Its coming from the wall buts it's plasterboard?

So when you touch the plasterboard wall you are getting a shock? All walls or just in one room? Are there any sockets or switches nearby?

 

[timhoward]

Yes tim but it's silver and just one but yeah looks like that with two green wires

Well it's probably a bell of some purpose. It may not actually be too relevant exactly what it is or may have done once.

In general you could be getting shocks for a number of reasons, including:
-being statically charged and discharging yourself by touching something that is earthed
-touching something that has low resistance that is in contact with something that is live.
-touching something that is directly live.
-a serious supply fault raising earthed things to live potential

And as we've said several times (and you've acknowledged) it needs looking at.

 

[gazisthebest]

I'll post in diy section

Well it's probably a bell of some purpose. It may not actually be too relevant exactly what it is or may have done once.

In general you could be getting shocks for a number of reasons, including:
-being statically charged and discharging yourself by touching something that is earthed
-touching something that has low resistance that is in contact with something that is live.
-touching something that is directly live.
-a serious supply fault raising earthed things to live potential

And as we've said several times (and you've acknowledged) it nee

 

[gazisthebest]

Well it's probably a bell of some purpose. It may not actually be too relevant exactly what it is or may have done once.

In general you could be getting shocks for a number of reasons, including:
-being statically charged and discharging yourself by touching something that is earthed
-touching something that has low resistance that is in contact with something that is live.
-touching something that is directly live.
-a serious supply fault raising earthed things to live potential

And as we've said several times (and you've acknowledged) it needs looking at.

Thanks Tim, still confused what the box is possibly a ground box as it has ground wires.

And yeah at the top of the property there's birds that fly in the vent it's possible that they may have caused a fault too possibly.

 

[DPG]

I'm really intrigued why you won't post a photo on here. I'm pretty certain we could confirm what it is.

 

[pirate]

No picture...
No thread

Apologies to Bob Marley

 

[gazisthebest]

I'm really intrigued why you won't post a photo on here. I'm pretty certain we could confirm what it is.

I'm scared of the box dude

 

[DPG]

I'm scared of the box dude

You've already been in the same room as it. It won't hurt you if you stand a few feet away and take a picture.

Or ask a friend to assist. There's your solution.

 

[nicebutdim]

I'm really intrigued why you won't post a photo on here. I'm pretty certain we could confirm what it is.

I'm more intrigued why anyone wants to help someone who doesn't want to help themselves and why people entertain trolls.

 

[Rockingit]

I'm more intrigued why anyone wants to help someone who doesn't want to help themselves and why people entertain trolls.

Well at the moment I’m having to play nice because he’s still got my prototype and I want it back. That, and I’m afraid he figured out how to work it and now…. knows things.

 

[DPG]

I think he's got bored and gone.

 

[HappyHippyDad]

I'm scared of the box dude

Best just lock up the room and not go anywhere near it again.
You're absolutely spot on with being scared of taking a picture, the electrons would have travelled back through the flash and it could have been a disaster.

 

[DPG]

I've got something in my room that I'm scared of - it's the missus.