Road rules0 min ago
Electrocution in shower?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Yes - given the right circumstances, and it wouldn't be the water coming out of the shower which killed you. There would have to be a 'live' part, fitting etc. and a path to earth - not too difficult in a wet environment with metal pipes etc.
As part of an Electrical Testing course I did a few years ago we studied such a case. Although in this instance it was not deliberate, cause was down to the imcompetence of the Electrician. Someone died, the Electrician was charged with manslaughter and was sentenced to 8 years.
Electricity flows from a source (transformer in local substation) through a live cables to your appliances, then returns back to the source via the neutral cable.
The neutral point at the substation is connected to earth.
So if you tried to make water from a shower or tap 'live' it would instantly flow to earth (through the metal pipes in your house or street) and back to the transformer, blowing your fuses or trips as it does so.
So no, you couldn't make the water live as it leaves the shower head.
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