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#32541 12/27/03 12:06 PM
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Thanks for the ideas. The service is overhead. A recent street reconsruction project was done in the area.( maybe this is
related). I'm waiting for the POCO to check the service in the area.

#32542 12/29/03 01:37 AM
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I agree with all of the above opinions but want to add something from my own experience. I had a customer who was getting a shock from in the tub when water was running. It was a combination of a bad neutral connection from the utility and someone at some point ran a wire from a circuit that lost a nuetral to the nearest water pipe.
What happens in that instance is the current from the circuit is using the pipe as a nuetral. If you put your body between the pipe and running water and the water happens to provide a better path to ground....well you know the scenario. That was the problem in that case. Check all neutral and ground connections.


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Heating element in water heater may be bad, insulating material may be broken.

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