Why washing machine beats the current ?

absence of PE wire

The first and most important reason why the washing machine beats the current is that home wiring is not grounded.The fact that even a new technique designed that a small amount of current must flow off the ground the capacitor in the house through the housing.As you know, if there is no ground, a slight charging current will build up on the body, and when you touch the stiralka you will feel how it beats, especially if your hands are wet.To solve this problem is only one way - to make ground in a private home or apartment.

As for the apartment buildings, there may be trouble related to the fact that in the flat panel no ground terminal.Typically, this may happen in the old type of Khrushchev.In this case, the need to solve the problem in another way, which we'll discuss later.

Please note that in a dry place, such as the kitchen, you can not even feel like washing machine beats shock.If the equipment is installed in the bathroom, then you will immediately feel how it beats, which is caused by high humidity in the room.

Faulty equipment

The second reason for the housing of the washing machine beats current, is that it is simply out of order.Most likely, there was damage to the wiring somewhere inside the equipment (for example, a broken heater).In this case you have to remove the trim and to visually see all the wires and connection contacts.

Point of "culprit" breakdown must be carefully insulated shrink tubing or electrical tape or replace.Immediately encourage you to read what to do if the washing machine noise during the spin cycle.

What else can you do?

In addition to being the home network should be grounded, and the technique has to be serviceable, must also protect themselves in the following ways:

1. Connect the RCD on 10 or 30 mA.Residual current device will be triggered at the slightest leak, so if the washing machine has a current automation reacts immediately and disconnect the power to the panel.Please note that if the wiring in the building is old and there is no way to replace it with a three-wire, it may be often be tripping RCDs.As a result, you will keep walking and turn on the machine on the dashboard, which is not very convenient.In this case it is better to install the outlet, which is encased in a protective tripping device, as shown in the photo.
2. Make potential equalization system.We examined in detail the arrangement of the system, when talking about how to make the wiring in the bathroom.
3. Check ground integrity.Sometimes there is a situation that the washing machine hits the shock even if you have connected "earth."In this case, the reason that it has a damaged ground conductor, which will need to check and repair.

If you feel a slight tingling sensation through the mixer or water from the tap, immediately turn off the electricity in the bathroom and go to look for the cause.When voltage is connected to search why the washing machine has become the current beat is strictly prohibited!

What not to do?

On the forums you can find lots of advice "would-be electricians" who recommend to resolve the situation in the following ways:

• If there is no earth wiring, simply reversing the plug in the socket and podstelit rubber mat on the floor in the bathroom.This option does not allow to solve the problem persists, with the result that at some point may occur defeat the other person or you.
• Disable network filter of the washing machine.Based on the fact that the device sends to the discharge casing, it is believed that his trip will eliminate the cause of electric shock.This is not true, it is possible, the probability of injury will be less, but still it will be present.
• Bring the grounding conductor to the riser or the heating radiator of the washing machine.Such a grounding system option is dangerous and may result in the person an electric shock, so it should be avoided.
• Show separate PE wire from the electrical panel.Immediately it should be noted that it is impossible to deduce from a single panel "earth", and connect the plug into the socket without earth.Proper protection will be provided only if you output a three-wire cable and connect it to a new, secure socket.

That's all that I wanted to talk about this issue.We hope that now you know what to do, if the washing machine has a current and why this could happen!

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