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Water Pipes Live - How To Trace Fault In The Walls ?
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<blockquote data-quote="ProDave" data-source="post: 396896" data-attributes="member: 6969"><p>I suggest this is not a DIY fix and you need an electrician immediately.</p><p></p><p>The water pipes are supposed to be bonded to earth very close to the main stopcock, you should see a thick earth wire clamped onto the pipe there. If that was present then a live wire coming into contact with the pipes would have tripped the circuit breaker or blown the fuse.</p><p></p><p>I'm guessing it's an old house and there is no earth bonding in place.</p><p></p><p>If it's an old type fuse box I also suggest you consider getting it upgraded. A modern consumer unit with RCD protections would probably have tripped when the pipes became live anyway even without the earth bond.</p><p></p><p>If you are adamant to have a look most likely in the loft space or under the floor, but it really could be anywhere, but even if you find the problem what are you going to do to fix it? Are you going to install the earth bonding cable? are you going to upgrade the fuse box?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ProDave, post: 396896, member: 6969"] I suggest this is not a DIY fix and you need an electrician immediately. The water pipes are supposed to be bonded to earth very close to the main stopcock, you should see a thick earth wire clamped onto the pipe there. If that was present then a live wire coming into contact with the pipes would have tripped the circuit breaker or blown the fuse. I'm guessing it's an old house and there is no earth bonding in place. If it's an old type fuse box I also suggest you consider getting it upgraded. A modern consumer unit with RCD protections would probably have tripped when the pipes became live anyway even without the earth bond. If you are adamant to have a look most likely in the loft space or under the floor, but it really could be anywhere, but even if you find the problem what are you going to do to fix it? Are you going to install the earth bonding cable? are you going to upgrade the fuse box? [/QUOTE]
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