Getting shocked by towel rail

[petum]

You are correct that it should be.
That's a earth neutral bonding relay, required as per the link in post 29

Are there any other 'out the box' solutions?

 

[SauRoNZA]

Sounds like the earth neutral bond is buggered or was never done properly.

 

[soulie]

Sounds like the earth neutral bond is buggered or was never done properly.

it can be a problem under a fault condition ,one of the reasons probably why its awaiting clarification .I certainly dont want a live earth under certain instances which can quite easily happen ,will it who knows .

 

[soulie]

Unbelievably dangerous and irresponsible advice.

Please no one follow this

i think you read my post too fast .especially the part up to the brackets ,and what im implying about the E/N bridge while the inverter is running .slow down a bit .

 

[soulie]

You know just enough to be dangerous and that is the most dangerous person around.

Show me a single example where an earth connection gets disconnected.

Have you ever seen an earth wire in a circuit breaker or switch?

Exactly earth never gets disconnected. It's always continuous.

The only time you will see and earth wire on a switch is a earth neutral bond. But you never ever disconnected an earth.

(Show me a single example where an earth connection gets disconnected.) ummm who said you disconnect the earth ????
(You know just enough to be dangerous and that is the most dangerous person around.)umm i think i know enough about the subject , do you know me to make the assumption ,no you dont ,but. you know what is dangerous ? a handyman wannabe psychologist,commonly referred to as : klugscheizer

 

[Gordon_R]

Random thought: Should the towel rail heater in a bathroom be run from a double insulated transformer (like those shaving plug sockets), to avoid being connected to earth precisely for the reasons in the OP?

Complying with the rules seems expensive and complex, and there are additional requirements for isolator switches (but nothing about inverter earthing), as noted in this (older) article:

INSTALLING HEATED TOWEL RAILS ACCORDING TO SANS 10142-1 | ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION (SA)

INSTALLING HEATED TOWEL RAILS ACCORDING TO SANS 10142-1 By Chris Koen A question frequently asked by electrical contractors is: How should a heated towel rail be installed in bathrooms and how is this

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[soulie]

Random thought: Should the towel rail heater in a bathroom be run from a double insulated transformer (like those shaving plug sockets), to avoid being connected to earth precisely for the reasons in the OP?

Complying with the rules seems expensive and complex, and there are additional requirements for isolator switches (but nothing about inverter earthing), as noted in this (older) article:

INSTALLING HEATED TOWEL RAILS ACCORDING TO SANS 10142-1 | ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION (SA)

INSTALLING HEATED TOWEL RAILS ACCORDING TO SANS 10142-1 By Chris Koen A question frequently asked by electrical contractors is: How should a heated towel rail be installed in bathrooms and how is this

ecasa.co.za

depends on the zone ,the handyman and how long your arms are .heres the basic.also depends on safety circuit and distances from a tap or water source ,insulation resistance on tiwel heater could also be a very suspect thing especially if chinese ,die electric strength is not tops in chinese products