Yes the meter box is on my premises.
There is only a single 80Amp breaker on the live, and not much space in the box. Not being a qualified electrician, and not having a good set of tools, I am a little apprehensive in removing the earth at the meter box, as there is really no protection there if something goes wrong. Recently our neighbours house burnt down, and burnt the over head lines, causing them to snap, and they apparently were jumping and flashing on the ground. It only stopped when ESKOM switched the transformer breaker off.
Removing any wires at the DB box requires proper tools, which I do not poses here, and doing it haphazardly is not really safe for me to do, so I will simply lay a complaint at ESKOM, and the next time I come round, I will see if I can bring some earthing spikes and do what has been suggested here.
I did do a visual around the 2 showers, but can not see any dampness outside or around the showers, besides the usual damp you get in a shower after being used. I also can not see any damp around the light fittings and switch boxes on the walls adjacent to the shower areas.
Having switched off the Live and Neutral via the EL switch, and still had the same symptom, means that the earth wire, connected to the neutral at the meter box, which is connected to the house plumbing, is the last link to make the final decision.
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