fixing my fan and just got knockend on my ****
2006-07-25 19:04:47 · 11 answers · asked by controlled K-oz 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The power is still there, you probably have a third wire, 2 for the fan, and one for the light. If only two wires and you go shocked, then you have a bad switch that is letting some power through.
It is best to turn the circuit breaker off when doing these kinds of things. I have hung a fan with power on, and it can be done if wires do not touch each other. However, my hair is very frizzy for life, so I have been jolted as well!!
2006-07-25 19:10:30 · answer #1 · answered by Bear 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a few ways that your light/fan could have been wired. It seems that if you got zapped when the switch was off the power comes directly to the ceiling box and then the black (potential or "hot" ) wire is connected to a wire that goes down to the switch and then back up to the ceiling box. The switch could only control the light and the fan is directly wired to the potential and not switched down on the wall but only through the switch on the fan.
2006-07-25 20:14:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason you got shocked was because the live wire first comes to the light, before being run off down to the light switch. It then loops back to the light enabling ti to be turned on and off at the switch. The only way to play with wiring is to turn off all power to be sure
2006-07-25 19:25:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like your switch is wired backwards. I have often found that the neutral is switched instead of the hot wire. Get a qualified electrician to check the circuit and wire the switch properly. There is a quick tester called a circuit alert (costs less than $15.00) that can tell you if there is current in the box. You should be able to find it in any hardware store.
2006-07-26 00:43:34 · answer #4 · answered by opie with an attitude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's right even with the switch off you could still get a shock.. there could be an exposed hot wire not properly insulated or grounded. or it could be from a faulty socket esp if you left the electric cord for the fan still pluggged in. shut off the circuit breaker providing electricity to that particular area you're working on helps as well as unplugging any electrical appliance or device before commencing work on them. use extreme precaution when dealing w/ electricity.
2006-07-25 19:21:03 · answer #5 · answered by rosieC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The depends on wether the switch opened the neutral wire or the hot wire but my reasoning is that the nuetral wire became a voltage source when you grounded yourself to ground.NEVER TRUST HOUSE WIRING THINK OF IT AS ALWAYS BEING ON.
2006-07-25 19:15:24 · answer #6 · answered by Daniel H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably had a wire exposed there and you forgot to turn off the power when you work with any electric device.
2006-07-25 19:08:26 · answer #7 · answered by bldswttears 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a qualified electrician to fix electrical stuff!!!!!!!!!!
Only vary rarely do people get a second chance after being electrocuted.
2006-07-26 00:02:11 · answer #8 · answered by maggie rose 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there is still a hot wire in there; be careful...disable the circuit breaker to be safe.
2006-07-25 19:08:42 · answer #9 · answered by taishar68 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the house sounds like its not grounded
2006-07-25 19:18:09 · answer #10 · answered by capster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋