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I’ve got a very strange problem in my inlaw’s shower.
Perhaps someone out there can give me a clue as to what the problem might be.
The shower is a 36″ unit located on the lower level of a split level
70’s brick house with a
well for water.
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I’ve got a very strange problem in my inlaw’s shower.
Perhaps someone out there can give me a clue as to what the problem might be.
The shower is a 36″ unit located on the lower level of a split level
70’s brick house with a
well for water.
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Did they have a screwdriver stuck in a receptacle while showering?
*I'd first check for someone having run neutral back to the piping. Never proper, but sometimes people get neutral and ground mixed up or inappropriately connected. And think they have run ground to the piping.If you set a multi-meter to the 0-10 volts AC scale, you can probably see something on the pipes. Then you can try de-energizing different circuits to isolate where the problem is.If you need a supplemental ground, you can drive copper-coated rods into the ground and connect to those instead of the houses piping.I'd also suggest one of those $6.00 outlet testers to confirm that hot, neutral and ground have been run to the proper terminals on each and every receptacle. Anyone who causes current to run through the piping may have gotten other things wrong as well. You're not in South America, right? It is the norm there to get buzzed in the shower. It quickly teaches you not to touch any piping while wet and naked. -David
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*Check what David suggests, also make sure that the hot and neutral weren't reversed in the well. It might be that when you're acting has a ground in the shower the pipes are acting has hot wires. Hey, it's an idea. Doug
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I've got a very strange problem in my inlaw's shower.
Perhaps someone out there can give me a clue as to what the problem might be.
The shower is a 36" unit located on the lower level of a split level
70's brick house with a
well for water.