GOBY Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 So after I hooked up the 140 gallon in the garage I am now getting a really good electrical shock from the water, I am thinking with all the pumps and equipment it is creating an electrical charge so I need to ground the water, anyone have this problem?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesmiles902 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 I think you also need to figure out the problem. Just grounding the tank doesn't eliminate the problem. Just turn them off one by one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Yup, you need to find the source. Unplug each piece of equipment one by one. Heaters cause it a lot of the time from my experience. Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOBY Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 Did that it seems to come and go, was thinking one circuit ground can not handle all the equipment so I ran an extension cord from another circuit to the majority of the equipment, will try unplugging again when it comes back. sure doesnt feel good though..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righttirefire Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Use a multimeter. Unplug everything. Plug in one thing at a time. Compare you're "0" reading, everything unplugged to each piece. You'll find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVPaquatics Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 That fact that it comes and goes also leads me to believe it's your heater. When it's on it comes and when it is off it goes 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeasileyBub Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 I had a voltage leak from a pump a while back. For the longest time I thought it was a heater because it would come and go. I'd use Righttirefire's advise and use a DMM if you have one. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 With a ground probe and GFCI, it gets really easy to troubleshoot. Turn everything off. Turn everything on, one at a time until the gfci trips. You want the ground probe or the DMM to be ground, not you! Without a ground though the GFCI doesn't seem to trip. Good luck, be safe! For me it turned out to be an old powerhead I was using to tumble chaeto. I had my hand in one tank with a ground probe, reached over to another tank without ground probe. I completed the circuit. It rattled me good. Now all the tanks have multiple GFCIs and ground probes. Life is too short! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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