Shocking - Literally

IotaElwyn

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So I believe I have voltage leak in my tank because I put my hand in and got a nice jolt. I believe I found the offending pump and unplugged it, but I am a bit nervous to put my hand back in there to test again. 1) How do I test to make sure that I won't shock myself again and 2) I thought they made grounding devices that prevent this. Any help you can offer would be appreciate!
 

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Check out this video on how to measure stray voltage in your tank



Grounding probes have been recommended in many threads to protect the owner.
 

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Just use your hand again. if it didn't kill you the first time......lol. jk, use a volt meter.
 

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