Light Switch Electric Tingling

1) Shock from light switch?⚡

If you are receiving shocks from your light switch then you have a dangerous electrical problem that needs fixing without delay. There are several reasons why you might receive shocks from your light switch and all would require investigation by an electrician.”LIGHT SWITCH ELECTRIC SHOCK TINGLING” can indicate serious problems. 

2) Why would I receive shocks from my light switch?😕

If a circuit is incorrectly earthed or missing an earth then this could well cause enough stray voltage to give shocks from light switches or other parts of the electrical circuit. There could also be wires touching somewhere making parts of your electrical installation unintentionally live. There could be a fault on another circuit causing the problem also. 

You are more likely to receive shocks from a metal light switch than a plastic light switch in a circuit with a missing earth. The plastic cannot become live but only the screws that hold the light switch in place. 

3) What can be done to stop this?🔎

An electrician needs to attend to carry out some fault finding and investigative work to establish the cause of the issue. With sophisticated test equipment and expert knowledge, an electrician specialising in testing can find electrical issues quickly and resolve them. If there is a missing earth to the circuit then this needs to be rectified.

This can be done by tracing where the earth may be broken or running in a separate earth to the affected area if there is no access to the faulty cabling. 

4) How long does a job like this take?⏱️

Initial fault finding may take a couple of hours and then possibly up to the same length of time for the repair. It does entirely depend on what kind of issue there is and how good access is to the area. As I am sure you can appreciate, every electrical fault is slightly different, every home is different and therefore the time to repair and cost of the job can vary. 

Your electrician should be able to give you a good idea of costs and timescale once they have performed their initial investigations. 

5) I am worried about electric shocks what can I do?😟

If you are concerned about electric shock risks then talk to your electrician about this. I would recommend that everyone has their home electrical system checked every ten years by a professional. This will highlight any issues that require attention and give you the opportunity to avoid costly repairs by seeing issues before they become serious. 

6) What is a home electrical check?📋

A home electrical check is a process that takes several hours and tests all the circuits in your home. Your electrician will walk around the property and find any visual defects in the wiring or electrical accessories. They will take the fuse box cover off and individually test each of the circuits for earth continuity and cable insulation quality. They will make sure that in the event of an electrical fault that your electrical installation will perform correctly and cut power to the affected circuits. They will check to see if the electric shock protection in your property is adequate.
They will examine the installation as a whole and compare its condition and safety features to the current edition of BS7671 Safety Wiring Regulations. 

More information on electrical safety checks can be found on our website here:

https://www.electricalfaultsfixed.co.uk/electrical-safety-checks-eicr 

7) What if my home is not earthed properly?🤔

When your electrician inspects your home, they will check the earthing on the electrical installation to make sure it is in place and adequate to ensure the safety of your installation. Earthing is vital to the safe operation of your electrics. You may not know if your home is not earthed properly as there are often no signs until there is an electrical fault and things go wrong. 

8) Could I be at risk of more shocks?💭

If you have received a shock from a light switch due to poor earthing then it is possible that there are other electrical faults within your wiring system, and yes, it is possible that you may receive shocks from elsewhere as well. Your electrician will be able to check the earthing on all your circuits during an electrical inspection or as a separate check if you need them to. If there are missing earths to parts of your lighting circuit then there may be several possibilities for rectifying this. Sometimes on older lighting circuits there were no earths. In these cases, it is recommended that the lighting is rewired or in some cases, all switches replaced for plastic and all light fittings replaced for Class 2 fittings not requiring an earth. 

Your electrician will tell you what is possible in order to put right any electrical faults in your homes wiring system. Each electrical system is different and the possibilities for repair will differ. 

9) What does it cost to fix electrical faults like this?💷

Typically, a few hundred pounds will sort basic electrical faults on wiring systems. It does, of course, depend upon the severity of the issues and what is required to put these things right. Our costs for attending wiring emergencies can be found on our electrical emergency page near the bottom.

https://www.electricalfaultsfixed.co.uk/emergency-electrician 

Most electrical issues take an hour to get to the bottom of. A lot of these can then be repaired quickly at minimal further cost but where more extensive works are required in order to rectify these problems, a quote will be given and an explanation of what is required to carry out the repair. 

If you are experiencing some kind of “LIGHT SWITCH ELECTRIC SHOCK TINGLING” then do not delay in contacting an emergency electrician to urgently attend to investigate. 

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