11/07/2024
Strange one this week ,I had a call from a customer in Wardle saying they were getting shocks from the water taps.
I attended and did some fault finding ,only to find out that yes indeed the taps were live along with all the sockets ,switches ,gas pipes,boiler casing and everything else in the property that was connected to earth 😮!
The fault was coming from the main supply cable that was bringing 230v back on the earth connection 😮!
I disconnected the earth supply and we informed ENW who came out ASAP .
The upshot is the customers drive had to be dug up and a brand new supply cable installed ,not ideal but a necessity for safety reasons ,the first time I have ever know this fault to happen in 34 years .
This could have easily been a fatal fault that has now been rectified and thankfully now totally safe again 🙏.