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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Avo on May 04, 2013, 01:58:41 pm

Title: Electric shocks gutter cleans
Post by: Avo on May 04, 2013, 01:58:41 pm

1st job this morning I got shocked 3 times while holding carbon vac poles in the guttering.. When I held the ash hose reducer with my left hand it was fine but let it go and getting zapped...!!

Anyone????

Title: Re: Electric shocks gutter cleans
Post by: richard jagger on May 04, 2013, 02:44:01 pm

No idea.I would be carefull.

Title: Re: Electric shocks gutter cleans
Post by: Avo on May 04, 2013, 02:46:09 pm

Tested it on two more jobs after and it was fine..

Title: Re: Electric shocks gutter cleans
Post by: rg1 on May 04, 2013, 04:00:56 pm

Static electricity.

Title: Re: Electric shocks gutter cleans
Post by: Avo on May 04, 2013, 04:07:07 pm

Quote from: rg1 on May 04, 2013, 04:00:56 pm

Static electricity.

yea I think so but that's a 1st for me.. Bloody didn't half jump  :(

Title: Re: Electric shocks gutter cleans
Post by: Dave Willis on May 04, 2013, 06:16:51 pm

never had it with my DIY set up. However, when I was a printer we would get zapped constantly when hoovering dust off machinery - even with rubber gloves on.

Title: Re: Electric shocks gutter cleans
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on May 05, 2013, 11:44:33 am

i get a static shock just taking my fleece off after a days work!  ;D