The bare live wires from a pump were exposed in my mixed saltwater container. Will the saltwater still be safe to use or is there a significant chemistry change? Any risk of melted rubber poluting the water? The wires were not exposed when I place the pump back in the container yesterday. I heard sizzling this morning.
Is my mixed water safe?
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I would reject salt water that may have had current from copper wires flowing through it. A lot of copper can be released to the water due to the electrochemistry taking place.
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Thank you! I was afraid something like that could happen. Hate to waste the water but I'd rather be cautious.
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Mine was actually plugged into a gfci, which didn't trip for some reason...yeah I'll need to get that checked. When I pulled the pump up by the cord (thankfully not putting my hands in the water) it was sizzling and sparking.
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Did you have a ground probe in the water? If so, it should have tripped.
If not, and all current went in and out of the same gfi outlet, then it wouldn’t trip.
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