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Was working on a ring mains circuit. Tripped the RCD with static when wiring in a socket. The apprentice went downstairs and switched on both the RCD and the MCB... I then grabbed the cables and would have got a proper belt of a shock had I not been wearing gloves at the time. Luckily the gloves meant I just got a small zap and a nice bit of arcing across the cables before they tripped again.

He was right behind me when it happened and sometimes it's what you don't say that has the greatest effect!!
 
Ouch, an electric shock through your eyeball?? That has got to hurt a bit!
 
Worst I had was changing ball valve on a Cwsc and when I put grips and adjustable on had the most painful shock I've ever had made my teeth chatter and everything and to this day I still don't know how I managed to drop the grips. When I told the customer she said oh yeh sorry the last plumber got a shock up here just from kneeling on some wet. I swear I nearly through her out of the hatch. The who,e loft was pretty much live and I still don't know how
 
Worst I had was changing ball valve on a Cwsc and when I put grips and adjustable on had the most painful shock I've ever had made my teeth chatter and everything and to this day I still don't know how I managed to drop the grips. When I told the customer she said oh yeh sorry the last plumber got a shock up here just from kneeling on some wet. I swear I nearly through her out of the hatch. The who,e loft was pretty much live and I still don't know how

Dodge lighting or shower feed onto old metal conduit .
 
Years ago ,e and a mate were sent to change a pump. When we got there a spark was working in the house and had the power off. Mate changed the pump and was about to wire it back up and had to strip a bit wire back. Being a plumber he naturally used his teeth................just about the exact moment the sparky switched the power back on. Nearly melted his teeth :lol: I had to pull my mate off him as i thought he was going to kick him to death. I think the spark came off worst :smile:
 
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