10/06/2026
One of the strangest faults Todd has ever encountered.
After a period of heavy rain, Todd was called to investigate an electrical fault at a local home.
While working through the fault-finding process, he received a shock from a timber door frame.
A timber door frame.
As strange as it sounds, testing revealed 224 volts present on the timber door frame surrounding a light switch.
The cause was eventually traced to extensive termite damage hidden within the wall cavity. A roof leak had allowed moisture to enter the termite-damaged timber, and when combined with damaged wiring, it created an unintended leakage path that allowed electricity to travel where it never should have.
The result was one of the most unusual faults Todd has seen in decades of electrical work.