2007-10-22 06:19:16 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Well it's NOT a short, a short would blow the fuse or trip the breaker. You most likely have earth leakage within the cooker, and it has a high impedance earth, and the sink is well earthed which means there is a voltage potential between the two, OR, less likely- The cooker is well earthed and there is electrical leakage onto an earth bond connecting to the sink/pipes, and this is not connected to earth securely, causing the same potential difference, but the 'other way round'. Get it checked out properly.
2007-10-22 07:35:13 · answer #1 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
The cooker is not earthed properly. Maybe the earth connection has come loose either in the back of your cooker or the socket. You can check it yourself, but make sure the power is completely off at the circuit breaker. If no wires have come loose then its either the cooker thats faulty or there is problem with the main wiring from the junction box on the wall at the back of the cooker to the circuit breaker. Get a sparky in.
2007-10-22 13:35:19 · answer #2 · answered by mel_worton 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's quite possibly not a short, but a static charge in the cooker, which is fairly normal as metal warms. This would mean the cooker is the source of static electricity, and the sink is the ground since it's probably metal and has a pipe running into the ground. All you are is the medium for such a charge to pass.
This could also mean there is no ground in either the cooker's cable or the outlet is improperly grounded. (sinks don't need to be grounded)
2007-10-22 13:27:57 · answer #3 · answered by Gray 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It's not a short it's a loose or broken earth wire in your cooker circuit.It is potentially dangerous so don't delay check out the outlet and the fuse board as these are the must likely places for the fault or get an electrician to check the circuit.
2007-10-23 19:37:30 · answer #4 · answered by barney 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What Bethesda and trickytrev call "earth" I would call "ground". It would appear that the cooker has a short to a metal part, which is not grounded. This keeps the fuse from blowing or circuit breaker from tripping. When you touch both, this makes a circuit, to ground at the sink, with you in it. Apparently the circuit still is not solid enough to trip the circuit protection device. An electrician should be able to puzzle it all out.
2007-10-22 13:33:51 · answer #5 · answered by A Guy 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Either your cooker or your Main incoming water supply isnt earthed and your cooker has a fault on it....
You can check one of these yourself-
Find where the main incoming water stop c0ck is, above that should be an earth strap with a 10mm squared green and yellow cable going to it, there should be a cross bond between your hot and cold pipes too.
This must be rectified if an appliance in your kitchen had became live and you had touched it whilst touching your sink it would have used you as an earth path and possibly stopped your heart.
Consult an electrician immediately.
2007-10-23 17:39:35 · answer #6 · answered by Ashrightuk 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
You would appear to have an earth fault somewhere, unless it's static electricity. It is NOT a short circuit.
Do you still get a 'belt' when the cooker is switched off at the wall?
Either way, it should be investigated by a professional ASAP.
2007-10-22 13:36:37 · answer #7 · answered by Pauline 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Short in the cooker.
2007-10-22 13:21:22 · answer #8 · answered by wizjp 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
get this checked out for sure by a pro, it shouldnt be happening and is putting you or others at risk. As has been said by others above you have a leakage to earth somewhere. If your cooker is earthed correctly then you shouldn't get any static, either way something is wrong
2007-10-22 15:33:23 · answer #9 · answered by sparky_steve101 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In spite of all the answers regarding your cooker not being earthed you still have a nasty fault on your cooker which MUST be cleared
2007-10-22 13:33:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋