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Old August 3rd 03, 03:39 PM
plaguebeast
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Default electricity in water


"plaguebeast" wrote in message
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Can a PS generate current into the sump that it is sitting in ? Last

night
I was able to put my hand into my sump, now, 8 hours of running time

later,
I get a mild, but nonetheless unpleasant shock that does not seem to
discharge or kick my GFCI.

Any ideas ? I don't think troubleshooting this is going to be easy. I

guess
I could use a multitester with on probe in the sump, but where would I put
the ground ? If the voltage was being caused by a regular electrical

short
then the GFCI should have tripped but it did not. So, where do I put the
ground from the voltmeter ?




ok, never mind, seems like the problem is in the Mag 7. I swapped it out
for another Mag 7 and it didn't shock me. What a crappy way of testing for
the problem...ok, stick my finger in the water a little bit and see if I
feel anything, nothing ? ok, put my whole hand in, no shock, ok, found the
problem. It was only a little shock but enough to let me know that there is
a problem.