Safety suggestion

[vetteguy53081]

just read of yet another member who experienced a fire under their tank.
For $10 , INSTALL A SMOKE ALARM ABOVE OUTLET TO YOUR SYSTEM.

If nothing else, it’s an early warning to s potential disaster especially as we know: Salt and Electricity DO NOT MIX !! A leak or short always starts with smoke

 

[jent]

GFCI may help prevent the fire to start with, and definitely can help you from being shocked.

 

[cracker]

That is a great idea , Not like they cost a whole lot either ! I found/smelled a smoking power strip once. Scared the Bageeba's out of me !

 

[vetteguy53081]

GFCI may help prevent the fire to start with, and definitely can help you from being shocked.

In one of the cases, GFCI did not trip and many as you can imagine do not have GFCI installed at tank. For this- smoke detector next best bet