Electric shock

[Pauldev85]

Hi, a couple of years ago i wired a feed to an oil boiler, customer is now getting a shock from the casing, im currently away working so she got another sparky in to check over it, turns out shes getting 110v between earth and neutral, theres no breaks in the cable

 

[binky]

What's the earthing system? Check bonding.

 

[Andy™]

so... whats the question?

 

[Geoff1946]

In my opinion the investigating spark should have carried on to diagnose and repair the cause or isolated the circuit until it can be fixed.
Given that someone already received a shock it sounds quite likely there is no earth on the boiler casing and a leak which is making it, "live" relative to any earthed appliance. However, you would expect the boiler to be connected via plumbing to radiators, etc ?

 

[ProDave]

+1 to the above. 110V on the boiler casing and the sparky just reported that without any attempt to find out why and make it safe?

 

[Murdoch]

Got to be a wind up. Work done 2 years ago and somebody else has just been on site? How many people have touched it in the intervening 24 months.

Not really your problem IMHO.

 

[kerching]

Someone somewhere has Ed up big style . Either doesn't realise they have or won't admit it and doesn't know what to do....well it's one option

If "somebody" is getting a belt off a casing that should be bonded. And "another electrician" has found 110V N-E and left it then yet "another electrician" needs to do some PROPER testing

Just saying

 

[Mike.J]

How can a "professional !" leave a potential dangerous situation like that, anyone with a pacemaker will probably have a very serious problem with any kind of shock.

@kerching Not just proper testing, but get proper training as well.