electric shocks..

Hutch · 14 Sep 2008 at 22:33

This may be wierd, and it happens a lot..

I get zapped (at differing intensities) by the fridge, washing machine, toaster, tumble dryer.. The worst is if i touch the outside of the fridge, thats pretty bad like rappid pulses of shocks up my hand.. It happens frequently but not always. The toaster is wierd, because I get it when im pulling toast out when its done..

Does this happen to anyone else or am I just a freak?

It doesnt happen to anyone else in the house, just to me

G-MAN2004 · 14 Sep 2008 at 22:34

Hutch said:
or am I just a freak?

This.

Sarduk · 14 Sep 2008 at 22:34

Get your electrics checked.

Hutch · 14 Sep 2008 at 22:35

G-MAN2004 said:
This.

Yes I thought this might be the case

JimpsEd said:
Get your electrics checked.

Doesnt happen to others though, 2 other people regularly using the same things and 1 infrequently..

yhack · 14 Sep 2008 at 22:36

Wear rubber clothes.

Hutch · 14 Sep 2008 at 22:38

yhack said:
Wear rubber clothes.

I knew that was coming

Cambofrog · 14 Sep 2008 at 22:50

Sounds like you have a partial short to earth. As said previously, get your electrics checked ASAP.

gillywibble · 14 Sep 2008 at 22:53

Dress in green and yellow.

Cambofrog · 14 Sep 2008 at 22:55

gillywibble said:
Dress in green and yellow.

Hey, this is serious

Hutch · 14 Sep 2008 at 22:57

Cambofrog said:
Sounds like you have a partial short to earth. As said previously, get your electrics checked ASAP.

Couldnt hurt to have someone take a look I guess.. Im fedup of being zapped now.. Starting to think electricity hates me..

gillywibble said:
Dress in green and yellow.

lol

Burnsy2023 · 14 Sep 2008 at 22:58

gillywibble said:
Dress in green and yellow.

I laughed

OpenToSuggestions · 14 Sep 2008 at 22:59

Nylon carpets?
Wearing slippers?

I used to hold the tap at uni when taking off my dressing gown, as if I touched it afterwards then ZAP.

Delvis · 14 Sep 2008 at 23:00

I used to get Zapped every time I closed my car door

Hurt as well! Turned out to be my shoes on the mat on the floor while changing gears etc :rolleyes:

CrapshoT · 14 Sep 2008 at 23:23

This happens to me as well.I also get and give shocks to other people.Its just like the spark off an electric lighter.Gets really serious some days.Worst bit is if i touch my bed posts before I get into bed on a night.Big shock!!

Heofz · 14 Sep 2008 at 23:38

Delvis said:
I used to get Zapped every time I closed my car door

Hurt as well! Turned out to be my shoes on the mat on the floor while changing gears etc

Come to think of it, I used to get zapped by my car EVERY time aswell, until one day I decided that my mat was crap and got rid of it... never happened since but that only just occurred to me now

Solari · 14 Sep 2008 at 23:54

CrapshoT said:
This happens to me as well.I also get and give shocks to other people.Its just like the spark off an electric lighter.Gets really serious some days.Worst bit is if i touch my bed posts before I get into bed on a night.Big shock!!

Stop wearing those nylon knickers

Cambofrog · 15 Sep 2008 at 00:08

Anyway...
Seriously mate, if you are getting shocks of several of your mains appliances, you could have a partial short to earth. If you had a full short to earth it would blow a fuse or pop an RCD.
With partial shorting you could have some arcing going on somewhere which involves a risk of fire. Please get it checked out.
From your description, it sounds very unlikely it's anything to do with static.

mattyprice4004 · 15 Sep 2008 at 00:19

Heofz said:
Come to think of it, I used to get zapped by my car EVERY time aswell, until one day I decided that my mat was crap and got rid of it... never happened since but that only just occurred to me now

Me too!

"andy" · 15 Sep 2008 at 01:44

Cambofrog said:
From your description, it sounds very unlikely it's anything to do with static.

why not ? if it was a partial short the other people would surely get shocks too ?

it sounds like hes oddly static to me
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Akira · 15 Sep 2008 at 01:45

Pick yer feet up!