Photo: Contributed - Chris Harkness The light switch that zapped Judy Guckuk

Judy Guckuk got a burst of energy this Monday morning.

She and her husband Hank were repainting their kitchen, at their home on Victoria Street in Peachland around 10 a.m.

Guckuk grabbed a putty knife to pry the light switch away from the wall when an electrical volt ran up her arm and burnt her fingertips.

Paramedics and fire crews were called the scene but Hank and his fire extinguisher had already come to the rescue.

Guckuk decided she could recover at home and refused a trip to the hospital.

- With files from Chris Harkness