Water beats current

Situations when the water is beating with current, gaining more popularity and frequency. But why is this happening and what to do in order not to expose yourself to such blows? Many people probably know when a tap, wall or even a stream of water hits you with a small but still noticeable charge of current. Ignore this can not in any case, because who knows how strong the next blow will be and will it not lead to serious consequences? In this article we will consider why water is beating current and how to eliminate it.

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Reasons for electric shock in the bathroom

There are several reasons for this phenomenon, each of which can have some consequences when using the bathroom:

• The most common reason for the water to be surged is the attempt of your neighbors to save onpayment for electricity. That is, they steal electricity from the state. To do this, during welding, drilling of walls, etc., wires are threaded past the meters and a zero wire is placed on a water pipe or radiator.
• Another reason is the wrong insulation of the wiring in the bathroom or the wrong installation of the outlet. Because of this, discharges sometimes break through damp walls or water pipes, which leads to the fact that the bathroom is shocked. In this case, you need to contact the master. Similar problems often arise in old houses.
• Sometimes the appearance of the question, the water beats current - what to do is connected to a washing machine installed in the bathroom. But such a reason is rare.
• Also, malfunctioning of heating systems and appliances can lead to discharges in your bathroom. Infringement of the given systems can be observed not only at you, and and at neighbors, but also the pain will feel both you, and your neighbors.

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How to solve the problem of electric shock in the bathroom?

Depending on the reason for the occurrence of this situation, you can deal with it yourself or only with the help of specialized professionals. The simplest ways to solve the problem:

1. Check all electrical appliances and sockets located in the bathroom for a malfunction. If there are any problems, eliminate them necessarily, but if after checking anyway the water beats, continue to solve the problem in other ways.
2. Call a master or electrician on the house that has enough knowledge and instruments to consistently study the place of occurrence of discharges, that is, to find a place that passes the current through the insulation.
3. If none of the above listed results, the problem is likely to lie in the illegal theft of electricity by neighbors. In this case, you can try to talk to them yourself and solve this issue. But if the situation is ignored - contact the special regulatory authorities. You can not leave this situation alone, because it can be dangerous.

Important! Do not attempt to solve the leakage problems yourself if you do not have experience with electricity. It is better to call a specially trained qualified electrician who will help you solve once and for all the problem of what in the bathroom is an electric shock.

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Impact prevention:

1. To prevent you from being struck by electric current, it is necessary to periodically prevent electrical systems. To do this, it is better to invite a qualified specialist, with which you will definitely be sure that everything is in order.
2. Also, when repairing, pay attention to old electrical appliances, sockets and so on. To avoid unpleasant situations, all faulty instruments must be replaced immediately.
3. Check that all systems connected to the network are properly grounded.

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How to diagnose current leakage?

Diagnosing the causes of leakage is very important. In order to properly sequestrate, you must perform several actions. Be careful and follow the instructions carefully:

1. Check the sockets, boiler, washing machine and other electrical appliances in your apartment for grounding.
2. Determine the status of the wiring. To do this, turn off the electrical appliances one at a time and check the places of greatest stress.
3. Carry out a complete revision of the outlets.

After the diagnosis is carried out, you will be able to understand what is the cause of this unpleasant phenomenon.

Important! In order to reduce the likelihood of current leakage, install in the bathroom sockets with a ceramic base.

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How to protect yourself from electric shock in the bathroom?

The reasons for the appearance of an electric discharge in the bathroom, as we have already found out, can be two:

• First: problems arise due to malfunction of appliances or sockets in your apartment.
• The second: problems arise because of illegal use of electricity by neighbors or also malfunction of electrical appliances, sockets and so on in neighbors' apartment.

If the problem lies in your apartment, proceed as follows:

1. If there are no grounds, be sure to install them.
2. Connect all electrical appliances through a special protective device that will operate independently during an electrical leak.
3. Call the wizard to establish a potential equalization system.

So, if you carefully read this article, you should not have any questions about why water is beating current, how to diagnose and solve such a problem. We hope that you will follow the instructions and advice, since it is not only stupid, but also dangerous, to stay idle in this situation. The strength of such attacks can increase and who knows what will happen next? I want to believe that the knowledge gained will be translated into reality, and you will forever forget about such a problem.