Hiya, Anyone have a grounder I can buy? Found out I've got electricity in the tank. Touched the water in bare feet on concrete floor and got a zap. Guess that explains why I can't keep a tang alive. Kim/Benton, AR
Grounding probe is not a bad idea, but you really need to find the source of the charge and remedy it.
Yes, I would check your equipment one at a time like David said. You can get a voltmeter for a couple of bucks at HD or Lowes.
Hiya, With shipping it'd probably cost me the same amount as going and buying one. Husband mentioned a friend had one, but I don't know where it's been so afraid to use that one. Kim/Benton, AR
Hiya, ARGG!!! It's my damn outlet! I specifically asked for this four prong outlet to be installed there since my tanks were going to go there and the damn thing isn't grounded! I am sooo pissed off! Anyone know if an outlet can loose it's ground ability or was it just installed wrong? Kim/Benton, AR
Hold on, you mean three prong right. All your receptacles should be three prong and grounded. Four prong would be like a 220v for dryer.
It can't be your outlet causing the problem unless the neutral line (white wire) or ground line (green wire) is wired hot.
Your can test that with a volt meter or buy one of those outlet test plugs that light up certain ways for certain scenarios.
I have attached a file showing a duplex outlet. I assume that when you say "four prong" that your electrician installed two of these side by side - This is called a quadruplex. Depending upon what year your house was built it may not have a ground wire. You can check this by removing the cover plate and visually checking (open the breaker at the panel first). The ground wire will either have green insulation or be bare copper. Even if there is no ground wire this will not prevent the use of a GFCI (Ground FaultCircuit Interrupting) like shown in the link. These devices measure the current to and from the load. If the return current is less than the supply current then the device trips to prevent a fatal shock. If you are being shocked then there is a failure or weakening in the insulation to something in your tank (heater, pump. etc). http://www.lowes.com/pd_145277-33536-30338062_0__?productId=1135927
May be common sense... However, when you take the faceplate off thee will be screws to either side of the outlet... Don't touch any of that, if you need to pull the receptacle out talk to an electrician or turn the breaker off. If you touch the hot side and your grounded it will shock you. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Hiya, Chum's got the right set up. House isn't even 2 years old. I talked to one of my co-workers, who has an electrical license and knows the builder and told me to call them and have them fix the grounding. I'm to afraid of electricity to try this by myself. My hubby isn't much better when it comes to fixing stuff like this. Kim/Benton, AR
There is also a little plug in unit that you can lug in to see if it is wired right. Is a American Recorder Technologies Ground Fault Outlet Receptacle Tester 110V they cost around $5.00 and up this is a great thing to have in this hobby or any thing around water to test ground fault plugs and brekers [h=1][/h]
Hiya, Well, being the chicken shit that I am, I talked to my builder and he gave me the name and phone number of the guy that wired my house. Gave them a call and I hope to be scheduled to have one of their guys come over and look at it. Kim/Benton, AR
