[davids3511]

First time I ever got a shock from a pole. It was like someone pinched me, first time I though a stone had fallen from the gutter and hit my hand. 15 shocks later I knew it wasn't a stone.

I think the extremely dry debris was creating static leccy and it slid down the pole and when it built up, it shocked me. As the dirt slid past my hand on the pole, the hairs on my arm were standing up straight. I think normally there is wet sludge lining the inside of the pole and hose which earths the poles to the vac. With it being so dry the pole earthed via my arm.

Anyone else had this? Could it be my vac on the way out?

[davids3511]

PS No electrical wires in the gutters, got my camera on a pole out and checked.

[Avo]

I've had this twice both on hot days weirdly I went to the van and put a pair of joka gloves on and it stopped

[Paul T]

What vac and system you got mate ?

Paul

[davids3511]

Numatic 230v WVD-570-2 with gutter sucker poles

[davids3511]

I've had this twice both on hot days weirdly I went to the van and put a pair of joka gloves on and it stopped

They must be rubber gloves so wouldn't conduct the electricity.

[Fin Clearview]

Never had this YET touch wood, we've got a Numatic 900. Get it in for a service, get the motor checked out?

[J.D]

Sounds like nerve damage to me! It can be like receiving a shock but its actually the nerve endings in your wrists and arms! This is a common  symptom of carpal tunnel injury as well.....

Then again of course it could be the extremely unlikely cause of static electricity. 

[Smart Carpet]

It is static electricity, like you say, from the very dry debris. 

It's impossible for the motor to short out along a plastic 30ft hose and zap you, unless you're doing something ridiculously stupid.

[Fin Clearview]

Sounds like nerve damage to me! It can be like receiving a shock but its actually the nerve endings in your wrists and arms! This is a common  symptom of carpal tunnel injury as well.....

Then again of course it could be the extremely unlikely cause of static electricity. 

I'm glad your not my doctor i doubt nerve damage would make all the hairs on your arm stand up!

[Craig downey]

Hi, I have just started using a sky vac with carbon poles, and yes I get shocked when stuff is coming down the poles.... Having said that I did get a couple of big ones when I was sucking water up from a bucket (to clean the system) I now wear rubber gloves and it seem to help.

I did think I must be static because it was very dry, but the bucket of water proved that point wrong

[Avo]

Is this problem only to sky vac users then???

A bit weird.

[Craig downey]

Is this problem only to sky vac users then???

A bit weird.

When the guys first came and give me a demo of the machine, I asked, do I need to be carefull around over head wires?  They both looked at each other .... Like an uncomfortable silence, then said be carefull they do conduct elec. 

I got an uneasy feeling buy the way they looked at each other, but that was as far as it went.

[koopmaster]

both metal and carbon conduct electricity.  if you have a slx it actually has a warning on it.