Shocking from RODI

[booth2010]

So I just set up my RODI unit (I think its RODI but could just be RO) today. Its been running for about 3 hours. I stuck my hand in the collected water and I was shocked, nothing serious just was shocking that kinda thing. It did it a few times and got less and less until no more. I walked away to have my dad test it and same thing, however it only shocked him once (and me once when I did it again). Im thinking static electricity? There are no cables near it and the closest electric current is about 4 feet away. Any thoughts?

 

[Fishterbator]

Sounds like you have stray current in the house water system. Could be a short to the copper water piping or an improper ground. This shouldn't happen..

 

[booth2010]

Sounds like you have stray current in the house water system. Could be a short to the copper water piping or an improper ground. This shouldn't happen..

Any idea of how to quick fix? I mean I can live with a little shock when its time for water changes but it should be fixed.

 

[Fishterbator]

Check your hose bib line where you have your RO/DI unit feed line hooked up to. Is there any irrigation wiring near it? It could be stray low voltage from irrigation timer controls. Without seeing it it's hard to diagnose, but I bet that's what's going on, or something similar.

 

[booth2010]

Check your hose bib line where you have your RO/DI unit feed line hooked up to. Is there any irrigation wiring near it? It could be stray low voltage from irrigation timer controls. Without seeing it it's hard to diagnose, but I bet that's what's going on, or something similar.

Its hooked up to the bottom left of the container, the nearest source of electricity is an outlet 5ish feet to the right of the can and the wiring from kitchen appliances that are at least 6ft away and through the block walls

 

[AZDesertRat]

It probably static electricity.
Your unit is RO only not RO/DI. It has a sediment filter and carbon filter in the two vertical canisters and a RO membrane in the horizontal housing on the top, no third vetical or little horizontals for DI. If you are using it for reefkeeping I would suggest adding a DI filter, usually $35 to $50 or so and it will give you 0 TDS water. The RO is the workhorse of the system and does 90-98% of the work but it is the final DI stage that makes it reef quality water.