The washing machine is shocked by water.

Any equipment can be shocked when in contact with a person, but with a washing machine it is more and more complicated. After all, her work is connected with water, and ordinary tap water is a powerful conductor of electric current. A blow through water is much more painful and, what to say, more dangerous. What to do if the water is beating current when the washing machine is on?

How is the problem manifested?

There are as many reasons why an electric shock occurs as there are variations on how this happens. This can be a barely noticeable tingling sensation, as with electrophoresis, or it can be a pretty strong and painful blow.

First, we will figure out which contact with which parts of the machine can lead to unpleasant manifestations.

1. When a person touches water with any part of the body. For example, if you take out wet laundry from a drum.
2. Contact with a water mixer.
3. Touching the body of the machine.
4. When touching the drum or improvised grounding.

Any of these signs indicates a malfunction inside the machine, and the current is a serious matter. Such incidents pose a significant risk to the life and health of the machine operator. Therefore, it is necessary to fix the problem and urgently! Of course, this is not the case when you need to do something yourself. The only thing you need to do quickly is to disconnect the machine from the power supply and not turn it on until the master arrives.

Important! Sometimes the shock is amplified, which indicates the development of the problem. As a result, delay can lead to crashes or triggering of machines.

There is a shock from the water jet

We will figure out what to do depending on what the cause of the problem is. Only a master can determine this, as well as repair it. Here are some data:

1. If electrical parts, such as a heater or an engine, become unusable, they must either be repaired or replaced with new ones altogether, for sure.
2. Insulation of the internal wires is broken, due to which the current comes into contact with other parts. In this case, only repair will help.
3. Contact interaction with other parts due to increased humidity. In this case, you need to install grounding or change it, if it is already standing, but does not help.
4. Neighbors use a water pipe as a ground electrode. Then you will have to install your own grounding device, as well as contact a special service, since the use of the pipe as a working zero is unacceptable.

There are also situations when water or a machine continues to beat with electricity when disconnected from the power supply. It would seem a mystery. But no, everything is simple. Most likely, these are problems with wiring, and not necessarily in the user's habitat. The slab can contain moisture elements and pass current from another apartment to yours.

How to prevent the tragic consequences?

In case of problems with electrical appliances and generally problems associated with current, it is better not to call the master for washing machines. Contact either a service center or an electrician, because the problem may not be with the unit at all.

However, some users with deep knowledge and experience in electrics may try to carry out some procedures on their own. These include:

• RCD installation (residual current device);
• installation of a control system (additional potential equalization system);
• independent installation of grounding.

Such measures may not fundamentally solve the problem, but at least they will reduce the severity of the consequences, that's for sure!