"Robert Green" wrote in message
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"Doug Miller" wrote in message
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"Fred" wrote in :

How can I be getting shocked off my faucet? This happens only in my
bathroom & laundry tub downstairs. It's not all the time, but it's a
good
enough zap to make you jump.

You have at least two problems: a fault in your electrical system
somewhere is energizing that
pipe, and the pipe itself is not properly grounded.

Get a qualified electrician out to look at this ASAP: this could be
fatal.

It's probably a good idea to first determine whether this is a static
electricity shock or an actual 110VAC buzz. I'm betting on the former
because water pipes are *usually* grounded so it's hard to energize them
to
the point of getting a shock unless you're touching something that's an
even
better ground. If walking on a carpet has given your body a static
electric
charge then it could be easily dumped to ground when you touch a faucet
or
some other metal part of the plumbing.

Fred, is your basement carpeted? Are we talking a sudden spark and a zap
or
is there a constant tingling when you touch the faucet? Do you have
plastic
water pipes or copper? Does this happen all the time or just when the
humidity is very low? Do you have an electric water heater or gas unit?

--
Bobby G.

No carpet in basement. There's a constant tingling, and the pipes are
copper. This happens all the time, in fact, I just got shocked off the
kitchen faucet, which is a first! The water heater is gas. The problem
appears to be getting worse.