I was switching through breakers to isolate outlets. I had the panel door open, stepped away, and when I walked back to touch the panel's DOOR, I got a static-like shock on my finger. I was wearing socks & rubbed across carpet before I touched it, so I'm wondering if this was a harmless static shock, or something faulty going on? It came straight from the door– didn't even have a chance to touch a breaker. Left my hand a bit prickly, so I've been worried.
Electrical – Circuit breaker door shocked me. Static
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Best Answer
Like Captain Kirk said when he sensed a trap, "It's never a bad time for a battle-stations drill".
It's never a bad time to go through and thoroughly inspect your Grounding Electrode System to assure it's in good order. You may have gotten blindsided by something like the water company severing your water pipe ground by inserting a plastic smart meter.