i have disconnected it and took it down. when i've looked inside all the earths are connected and there are no bare wires visable, but what has really got me is that when i've re plugged it in, with the switch on the socket turned off, it is still live! have i got a very large problem with my houshold electrics? if so what can i do?
2007-11-28 05:55:50 · 10 answers · asked by rolldrum 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Go to your fuse box and pull out the fuse to that circuit if its an old fashioned one.
If its a modern fuse box it should have tripped, it obviously hasn't so flick it to off.
This will isolate the circuit to the cooker.
Have you drilled or driven any screws or nails into the walls lately. if so do not touch them.
Get a qualified electrician to fault find and correct.
Most cookers carry 30 amps current and this is a killer. Take care do not touch it again until its repaired.
Your cooker isolator switch is a twin pole isolator and may have been installed incorrectly.
2007-11-28 06:12:17 · answer #1 · answered by hawkeye 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It sounds like you have a fault in either the appliance plug or the socket its self, either reversed polarity or the earth has come away in the socket, best thing to do is get an electrician out to check it out.
2007-11-28 17:34:24 · answer #2 · answered by junction 19 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Very possibly there is another appliance in the house that has a replacement plug that is not wired correctly. Black to Brass on the screws. White to silver, Ground to green. This can backfeed to the hood and cause the tickle if the ground connections and neutral (white) connections are not connected together. Another possibility is that the Stove is not grounded properly and is bleeding some current off, you are grounding it when you touch the stove. Maybe...
2007-11-28 15:08:12 · answer #3 · answered by gotech 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Don't touch it could seriously injure u or worse call a qualified electrician Or you could phone the company that sold it 2 u and they should take it away and give it back fixed or even a new 1
2007-11-28 06:07:34 · answer #4 · answered by Ryan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like You have a live wire connection. Your black wire should be hot inside the outlet box. The white wire is neutral. The green or bare wire is ground. You may have a ground problem. This is of course is if your unit is hardwired. If it is a plug in style then check to be sure you are grounded. And replace that pigtail (plug wire). If you are unsure of any electrical problems please call an electrical contractor.
2007-11-28 07:14:29 · answer #5 · answered by Big Deal Maker 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
this does not necessarily mean the cooker hood is live.
it may be that you have no adequate earthing in your property and touching the metal casing is providing a path for stray electromagnetic currents in your household electrics to earth via your body.
do any other metal appliances in your property have the same effect?
get it checked out.
2007-11-28 11:47:01 · answer #6 · answered by Hull Rugby League Football Club 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No such thing as a "Qualified" electrician. we're either "competent" or nothing.
Socket's wired up correctly?
Single-pole socket and you're getting backfeed from the neutral.
What else are you touching when you touch the hood?
Visual inspection's no good; an IR test will reveal more.
Unplug the thing and call in an electrician.
2007-11-28 06:14:11 · answer #7 · answered by Pauline 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Call a qualified electrician.
2007-11-28 06:00:39 · answer #8 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
take a policy out on the missus and let her have a do at sortin it !! lol
2007-11-28 12:13:49 · answer #9 · answered by jk.007 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Possibly the hot and neutral are reversed.
2007-11-28 11:55:24 · answer #10 · answered by Bobo 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋