EMERGENCY!

[trustmeimalawyer]

Tank sprung a leak and I’ve been moving livestock to a different tank. Suddenly I get shocked and can’t stick my hand in the tank without being shocked. All electronics are shut off and removed from the tank. Not sure where the stray voltage is coming from. Help!

 

[JW3500]

Sounds like the leaking water is the in contact with something electric....

 

[Cell]

I'd flip the breaker to that circuit asap.

 

[JW3500]

And the other breakers that have circuits in the area of the leak.

 

[vanpire]

and hopefully, you have a shop vac and get the water off the floor as much as you can.

 

[Karen00]

It sounds like you might be the conduit from the tank water to water on the floor if you're standing in any and the floor water is in contact with electricity. Turn off breakers as others have mentioned (which I'm sure you've done already) and it might be a good idea to put on some rubber boots or rubber soles shoes while you're cleaning up. Maybe rubber gloves as well until everything is dry.

 

[DiefsReef]

yup be supper careful and get the power strips off the floor after you kill the breakers.

 

[Cell]

Pop back in when you get a chance too so we know you didn't get zapped...

 

[Karen00]

I had a near miss with a spilled bucket of water near a power bar on the floor. I get shivers just thinking about it because it could've been really bad. Now I'm putting in GFCI plugs (the plug in adapter type for now) and I'm elevating all power bars off the floor. I also bought a pair of rubber boots (and already had the gloves). Our bodies are the quickest path for electricity to travel whether from the floor to the tank or from the tank to the floor. Very scary! I hope everything is OK with the OP. A leaking tank is my worst nightmare related to this hobby.

 

[Privateye]

Are the lights turned off too?

 

[Privateye]

They have shocked me before if I get too rowdy with the water flinging. You alive dude? Do we need to send a search party for the tank in your build thread?