Electrical Shock

[South_Texas_Sun]

(deep breath) At the risk of starting the brouhaha all over again....(and I SWORE I wasn't going to get back into this, dang it) Cliff said that when he lifted the ground wire from the pump motor, the shock went away, right?

Why not TRY a ground wire to an 8 foot copper stake (pounded into the ground) that's connected to the same lug on the pump motor? Or am I missing something? The worst case scenario is that he'd have a better ground and a starting point to measure voltage if it doesn't solve the problem.

Also, you probably can't feel a shock (and this from someone who's been shocked more times and ways than a porn star's grandma) from a 4.5 vac, 40ma "leak". It's probably much higher than this, but can't be displayed on the meter because it's too cheap, or the "ballistics" too slow (digital), or the sample rate too slow, or it's autoranging and doesn't "see" the peaks, or all of these.....SO BE CAREFUL

On a lighter note, I think I found what my pool's electrical contractor does in his spare time:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770

STS

[mas985]

STS,

I agree that will probably solve getting shocked at the pool but he should really find out the cause of the problem to make sure it is not a symptom of something more serious.

[huskyrider]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770


What an IDIOT!!!

See ya,
Kelly

[haze_1956]

Cliff,

Did you finally find a solution to the electrical issue?

I hate not knowing how a story ends !!
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