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On Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:10:43 -0400, Stormin Mormon
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On 10/28/2013 2:49 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:53:23 -0400, Stormin Mormon
After some thought, I suspect the OP has a bad neutral some where (maybe
in the panel box where it's easier to find). An appliance some where in
the house is neutral through the water line instead of through the white
wire.
Stop and think about it Stormy - even if that WERE the case, the
water system is SUPPOSED to be grounded - and if it is properly
rounded there is no potential difference between the water system and
ground - and therefore no tingle or shock.


Stop and think about it, Clare. If the OP wishes not to be
shocked, s/he ought to FIND the problem. As such, looking for
PROBLEMS like a bad NEUTRAL would help FIND and SOLVE the
problem. Improving the ground will NOT do much about the
SOURCE of the electricity.
Please explain how a bad neutral is going to make the ground
float. I'm real curious how you are going to explain that. Not saying
it's impossible - but please enlighten us. Or are you saying an open
neutral between the panel and the street??



My son had an open neutral from the overhead power line. I was helping him
do some remodeling and happened to get a shock from the incoming water line.
This is a very old house. In this case running a drill or saw would cause in
lights to brighten or dim when on opposite phase. This is a 3 wire from
transformer. Power company found a burnt up neutral connection at the meter.
They repaired that and problem solved. WW