How do you ground your RODI?

[Nasabeau]

So, I learned some basic physics the hard way today, when you rub two insulators together, you can build a static charge. I learned this by touching the water surface of my trash can I'm filling with RODI. how do you guys mitigate or eliminate this charge build up? or do you just suck it up and deal with getting shocked?

 

[Labora]

I've never been shocked so not sure what I'm doing right.

 

[ReefBeta]

I never got shock in by that. But about shock by static electricity, actually the part that hurt you is not the current of the discharge, but the arc generated at the point of contact that burn you skin. So if you use something conductive to touch the water first, it will release the charge but not burn you. A tong will work here.

 

[mann1139]

Was the bucket empty or full?

Once its full, the water should absorb a lot of charge that would build up.

 

[Nasabeau]

I never got shock in by that. But about shock by static electricity, actually the part that hurt you is not the current of the discharge, but the arc generated at the point of contact that burn you skin. So if you use something conductive to touch the water first, it will release the charge but not burn you. A tong will work here.

I will keep this in mind XD. the problem is I probably won't think about it until it's already too late

 

[Nasabeau]

Was the bucket empty or full?

Once its full, the water should absorb a lot of charge that would build up.

it's about half full but its the water that shocked me XD

 

[mann1139]

it's about half full but its the water that shocked me XD

Wow, that's a lot of charge building up. Are you sure its not a pump or heater in there that's gone defective?

I had a pump go bad a couple months ago and give me a good shock when I touched the water (which is also a lesson in replacing your GFCI, since the dang thing never tripped).

 

[Nasabeau]

Wow, that's a lot of charge building up. Are you sure its not a pump or heater in there that's gone defective?

I had a pump go bad a couple months ago and give me a good shock when I touched the water (which is also a lesson in replacing your GFCI, since the dang thing never tripped).

There is no electrical components in the system at all. no heaters no pumps no powerheads. I have the RODI hooked to the bathroom sink going straight into the bucket with nothing but the water in it. definitely static.

 

[Nasabeau]

Also, TDS of the water is 0 on a calibrated TDS meter, so its not that I have something in there that shouldn't be

 

[mann1139]

There is no electrical components in the system at all. no heaters no pumps no powerheads. I have the RODI hooked to the bathroom sink going straight into the bucket with nothing but the water in it. definitely static.

That's wild. Giant watery capacitor.

 

[Nasabeau]

That's wild. Giant watery capacitor.

XD haha exactly. it didn't even occur to me that RODI was an insulator and I was basically making a capacitor until after it decided to discharge into my hand. thinking of running a ground line but am worried about that leaching copper

 

[Saltyreef]

Put some shoes on lol.....

 

[WVNed]

So, I learned some basic physics the hard way today, when you rub two insulators together, you can build a static charge. I learned this by touching the water surface of my trash can I'm filling with RODI. how do you guys mitigate or eliminate this charge build up? or do you just suck it up and deal with getting shocked?

Just curious. Does your water run down the side of the container as it is made?

 

[KrisReef]

Is your home wiring grounded to your water pipes?

 

[92Miata]

Is your home wiring grounded to your water pipes?

Thats my first though here - that the house is grounded to the pipes and something is causing the ground to float.

I really doubt its static if its the surface of the water shocking you.

 

[Nasabeau]

Just curious. Does your water run down the side of the container as it is made?

yes it does

 

[Nasabeau]

Is your home wiring grounded to your water pipes?

No Idea but my home doesn't actually have third pin ground so I doubt it

 

[Nasabeau]

Thats my first though here - that the house is grounded to the pipes and something is causing the ground to float.

I really doubt its static if its the surface of the water shocking you.

It's definitely static, otherwise it wouldn't shock me once and be done for a while

 

[Saltyreef]

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[Reefer1978]

Any chance you are married with a very high insurance policy??? Never been shocked by my water also... this is so odd.