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Whats the strangest place you had a tingle - electric that is
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<blockquote data-quote="Robint" data-source="post: 555310" data-attributes="member: 37920"><p>I got a zap from a switch (pattress ABS plastic) which operated a waste disposal unit in a kitchen. It was an illegal bodge, having a main switch near the sink but it had been there for years. I was surprised to get a tingle on it, all plastic no metal around. I put my meter on it and the plastic had become slightly conductive???? It lit my neon as well. I can only assume that years of detergent soap suds had somehow contaminated it. I show the owner, who agreed it needed a pneumatic operated remote switch fitted (as is common for this type of device. It was proprietary and would have to be ordered and cost the owner ca £100 - not happy, paid my call out said she would speak to her husband and get back to me. What could I do - explain and walk away leaving the disposal unit<strong> unplugged</strong> from a nearby outlet and attach a warning label (and photo) - well you know how it is. Probably should have cut the plug off but that might have seemed vindictive (as she had been using the unit for years. As a sole trader you have to maintain good relations as you rely on your name getting passed on. Thats how it works with Joe Public.</p><p></p><p>Whats your experiences?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robint, post: 555310, member: 37920"] I got a zap from a switch (pattress ABS plastic) which operated a waste disposal unit in a kitchen. It was an illegal bodge, having a main switch near the sink but it had been there for years. I was surprised to get a tingle on it, all plastic no metal around. I put my meter on it and the plastic had become slightly conductive???? It lit my neon as well. I can only assume that years of detergent soap suds had somehow contaminated it. I show the owner, who agreed it needed a pneumatic operated remote switch fitted (as is common for this type of device. It was proprietary and would have to be ordered and cost the owner ca £100 - not happy, paid my call out said she would speak to her husband and get back to me. What could I do - explain and walk away leaving the disposal unit[B] unplugged[/B] from a nearby outlet and attach a warning label (and photo) - well you know how it is. Probably should have cut the plug off but that might have seemed vindictive (as she had been using the unit for years. As a sole trader you have to maintain good relations as you rely on your name getting passed on. Thats how it works with Joe Public. Whats your experiences? [/QUOTE]
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