Electictic Shock Encontered

[AlfredE]

I've had a grounding probe for my salt water aquarium for 6+ months. There seemed to be no issues until today when i put my finger in the tank and felt a distinct electric shock. It was mild but noticeable and repeatable. I disconnected every pump, light, etc., one by one until nothing was left connected to an active circuit. The shock persisted, even with everthing disconnected, until i disconnected the grounding probe. I've rechecked the outlet and ground appears good. I've hooked everything back up except the grounding probe and no shock until the probe is reconnected. My circuit tester indicates no problems with the electric socket, and indicates a good ground - but obviously something is going on. How would a current leak show up this way - even with disconnecting every electrical element? I'm not an electrician so any help here would be much appreciated.

EDIT: Ooof, sorry about misspelling Electric

 

[GoVols]

@Brew12

Would you happen to be online to help trouble shoot?

 

[K7BMG]

Brew can help.
But it will take a real conversation.

 

[rusty hannon]

I've had a grounding probe for my salt water aquarium for 6+ months. There seemed to be no issues until today when i put my finger in the tank and felt a distinct electric shock. It was mild but noticeable and repeatable. I disconnected every pump, light, etc., one by one until nothing was left connected to an active circuit. The shock persisted, even with everthing disconnected, until i disconnected the grounding probe. I've rechecked the outlet and ground appears good. I've hooked everything back up except the grounding probe and no shock until the probe is reconnected. My circuit tester indicates no problems with the electric socket, and indicates a good ground - but obviously something is going on. How would a current leak show up this way - even with disconnecting every electrical element? I'm not an electrician so any help here would be much appreciated.

EDIT: Ooof, sorry about misspelling Electric

1. The same thing happened to me and my son two weeks ago but after all was unplugged and still hot we looked deeper to find out water had gotten under our chiller and the current was actually traveling thru the salt water in the feed line.unplugged the chiller and no power,so let it dry under the chiller ,plugged in again and whew all was good. Probably a different problem than yours but it shows anything can happen with saltwater.perfect conductor. Good luck and happy revering

 

[Brew12]

@Brew12

Would you happen to be online to help trouble shoot?

Thanks for the invite! I'm just now seeing this.

I've had a grounding probe for my salt water aquarium for 6+ months. There seemed to be no issues until today when i put my finger in the tank and felt a distinct electric shock. It was mild but noticeable and repeatable. I disconnected every pump, light, etc., one by one until nothing was left connected to an active circuit. The shock persisted, even with everthing disconnected, until i disconnected the grounding probe. I've rechecked the outlet and ground appears good. I've hooked everything back up except the grounding probe and no shock until the probe is reconnected. My circuit tester indicates no problems with the electric socket, and indicates a good ground - but obviously something is going on. How would a current leak show up this way - even with disconnecting every electrical element? I'm not an electrician so any help here would be much appreciated.

EDIT: Ooof, sorry about misspelling Electric

In order for the grounding probe to be the source of the voltage, you would have to have some issue inside the receptacle itself. This seems very unlikely if your circuit tester is correct and that the ground is still connected.

If the ground probe isn't the source, then it must still be acting as the path to ground as intended. Is there anything you can think of that you are touching that could possibly be a source for the voltage?

When you touched the water, were you wearing shoes and being careful to touch nothing but the water?

 

[AlfredE]

Thank you everyone for your replies. I'm sorry didn't get back to answering sooner but have been distracted
with other things. I bought a new circuit tester - and guess what - bad ground. Better now, thank you all again.