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    why does my ground have current

    can the admin please remove any instance with the word "ekpc.com" in this thread.. im trying to keep away harvesters from my domain and i posted it at least once in this thread i believe when i uploaded a picture thanks
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    why does my ground have current

    tripple D, thanks for your kind response, because of the reason that the entire blocks water pipe might become electrified i made sure not to connect the ground there. when i said my post was solved, i had connected the ground to an old water pipe (with no water) of metal, which is cemeted into...
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    why does my ground have current

    thank you all for your wonderful responses... i bought a ground cable today 6mm and connected it to a water pipe.. my problem is now solved... no more ~~shocks~~~ SOLVED
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    why does my ground have current

    square eyes thanks for your kind response, someone mentioned that testing with a tester is silly cause its not relyable.. i purchased a 2 dollars tester, so im gona take his word on this. i got a multimeter! a few days ago i redid the electric in my entire house AGAIN. it seems my ground...
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    why does my ground have current

    any other helpful suggestions please??? i just want to know if 2V for a ground wire is normal
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    why does my ground have current

    lol, its really a long story.. i was paying about 1300 nis / 3.5 =$ she reduced me to 1000 nis cause she wants to sell the entier property. she said she is reducting my rent cause she couldnt care less to improving the place since the property is for sale.. thats where i come in. i have a...
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    why does my ground have current

    speedy, i appreciate your concern, but i couldnt really care less if this is to code or not. this isny my house, i am just renting... i would just like to not get a shock when i touch electical appliances when i am barefoot in my own home! my water pipe is much more than 10 feet long, and its...
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    why does my ground have current

    squareeye, thanks for the fast reply.... does this mean there is no point in testing without my ground to the waterpipe... I was already told to do this, but have not done so yet... That was my next step after i solved this, but maybe i just dug a big hole cause this was supose to be done first...
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    why does my ground have current

    i decided to attach a photo so you guys can see
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    why does my ground have current

    thanks guys for the reply, maybe this will change your thinking.. There is 1 ground which is connected which does not have current. its pluged in to the outlet behind my refridgerator. heres the whole story... when i moved in i had this problem, so as one of you said, when one wrong wire is in...
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    why does my ground have current

    ground cable is passing current, my diagnostics, i have one of these screwdrivers which lights up from a electrical current. I have an empty fuse open on my fuse box, so i took a new cable (about 2 feet long). positive goes on the top of the fuse and negative goes on the bottom where a strip...
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    polyurethane everywhere

    wow, thanks for the great reply! unfortunetly its all dried up, so i will have to remove it mechanically. my plan now is to remove as much as i can carefully with a razor knife, and after ill sand it down... could you recommend me what size of sandpaper i can use to scrape this stuff off? i...
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    polyurethane everywhere

    so my door frame and door looked like a rinosourus was making love to it, so a friend of myn replaced my door and door frame with a new one! didnt pay a dime except for the door and the door frame! (i take care of his computers for free so were even), anyways besides for cement or whatever its...
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    how to straighten my wall!

    willneu, thanks for the reply... I appreciate your honesty but im 22 years old living alone out of the country. i have a tight budget here and i have a friend with all the tools i need so if its possible, i would like to stick to the do it yourself method. Can you give me another sugesstion...
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    how to straighten my wall!

    glen thanks for the reply. i will give it a try thanks! btw, i have another section in my house which the wall is totally uneven. the section is about 2.5 feet x 3 feet. can i apply the same method to this large space? my wall is an old wall and not sheetrock! tia gavi
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