On Monday, October 28, 2013 9:18:34 AM UTC-4, philo* wrote:
On 10/28/2013 07:14 AM, wrote:

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If you want to do something before help arrives, I might *look* (but not



touch) for any clamps with wires that are attached to your water supply



lines. Incoming phone terminals, CATV lines, the circuit box area and the



furnace areas are places you might find a ground wire connection (no longer



code).







Now you're off in true lala land. Since when is it no longer

code to have those things grounded? In fact they all are

supposed to be grounded. Good grief. And to add to the foolishness,

what purpose is it going to serve for Fred to go looking for

anything when he obviously doesn't have the skills to diagnose

this serious problem?











He did not say /ungrounded/ he said grounded to water line



Again, it's perfectly normal to see CATV, phone grounded to
a cold water line. There is nothing wrong with it, it doesn't
have to be changed and it has nothing to do with the OP's problem.

And again, it's perfectly normal to see the electrical panel
grounded to the cold water line. It's not a code violation.
Good grief.