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Hello,
Now Electrolux Induction cook-top is turned OFF.
I used Screwdriver/voltage indicator 100-250VAC and i see that tester lamp is ON with any metal pot placed on it.
Is cook-top incorrect installed? Maybe wires problem?
Please help.
Thank you.
Am I supposed to feel like a very gentle electric shock (i dont know how to describe this sensation) when i gently brushing the side of the pot? It is very minimal. So it is why i decided to use the tester because of this.
If i place a pot on desk i dont feel the same effect to my hand.
You may be feeling static build-up on the hob's ceramic top.
Unless the induction hob has a mechanical switch to isolate its electronics from the mains supply, it is possible that the 'Off' switch just puts the hob into a standby state, so mains voltage could still be present near the pot.
It depends on how sensitive both you and the tester are to electric/electrostatic fields.
As the ceramic top of the hob is an insulator, I don't see any way that the pot could be 'live' due to any wiring issue.
Thank you for your response.
Just last question can it be wrong wiring (for example mixed zero and ground wires) and this electric field can use more electricity from socket and increase bills?
Induction cookers rely on high frequency magnetic waves to induce eddy currents into the cookware. You may feel an induced current if you touch the pot but that is unlikely. They (inductive hobs) are beautiful and you're inference that they are somehow dangerous is simply dangerous.
If you've got a faulty earth or live and neutral swapped on the feed to the induction cooker, that could contribute to you feeling some current that is capacitively coupled through the glass.
If there is a faulty earth, that would only be dangerous if you touch the metal on the underside of the cooker. If you can't get to that metal, don't worry. If you can get to it, just test if with your screwdriver/voltage indicator and that lights up, get the earthing fixed.
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