TDS METER SHOCKING ME!

[mcarroll]

I'd like a pic or vid as long as no pain is involved!!!

 

[lou dog420]

Even if

I'd like a pic or vid as long as no pain is involved!!!

its a little painful,I would still like to see!! Lol

 

[justingraham]

I want a video to
It's for the greater good

 

[lou dog420]

Take one for the team

 

[AZDesertRat]

That's a new one on me. The meter only has one or two little watch batteries so almost no power and good RO/DI water is electrically non conductive since it has all its ions stripped out. I have seen demonstrations where a guy sticks his hand in a container of RO/DI with a live electrical cord or power tool in it but I'm not going to try or recommend doing so.

I think it is more likely you are feeling static electricity from something plastic or that has stored potential of some sort.

 

[lou dog420]

I make it for a living, cleanest water you can make, we measure it in resistivity, 18.2 mg ohm.

 

[Bruce Burnett]

There is no way the cap or meter is shocking you. Do you get shocked if just your finger touches the water? You could have voltage across your plumbing do to improper grounding of electrical panel or even a satellite dish.

 

[Kman129]

There is no way the cap or meter is shocking you. Do you get shocked if just your finger touches the water? You could have voltage across your plumbing do to improper grounding of electrical panel or even a satellite dish.

this is where I would place my money if I where to bet, as already stated no way can the cap shock you, and even the batteries in the TDS meter don't produce enough current ( amps) for you to even feel if it was a dead short.

 

[Browner20]

It doesn't sound very likely but its possible one of the screws mounting the RO unit itself pierced an electrical cable in the wall. The picture you have shows the outlet tube in the bucket so it could be conducting all the way down into the bucket. Try moving the bucket to another room and that way you can determine the source, room or device.

 

[Bruce Burnett]

It doesn't sound very likely but its possible one of the screws mounting the RO unit itself pierced an electrical cable in the wall. The picture you have shows the outlet tube in the bucket so it could be conducting all the way down into the bucket. Try moving the bucket to another room and that way you can determine the source, room or device.

That is a possibility take to unit off the wall or touch the screws and see if you get shocked.

 

[justingraham]

That is a possibility take to unit off the wall or touch the screws and see if you get shocked.

Don't forget to video it for the greater good

 

[Alex23]

@dbl @helen
So I moved the water bucket to another room and tried the TDS meter. It doesn't shock me anymore! lol. When I dip it in the water and press "hold" should it a most instantly show the results? Mine flashes 0 after a couple seconds of being in the water

 

[dbl]

Well at least you solved the shocking TDS meter mystery!

Just dip the tip of the meter in the water and it will give you a reading. If it's reading 0, then you should be happy as that is the goal.

The hold button is simply used to hold the reading when you pull the meter out of the water, as it will reset to zero once removed. Handy when you're reading something other than 0 RODI water.

 

[Alex23]

Never mind I got it lol. But I use the hydrometer after the water has been mixed for 24 hours right? Not before?

 

[Alex23]

Alsooooo, it must be just static shock from the bucket. I just went to dip my hand in the bucket of RO water to put the wave maker in and it shocked me lol -.-

 

[helen ann]

Never mind I got it lol. But I use the hydrometer after the water has been mixed for 24 hours right? Not before?

I usually test my salt about 2 hours after it starts mixing to check the salinity in case I need to add more salt or add more ro/di.
I usually mix over night about 8 hours.

 

[justingraham]

Dude u have a short going to ur to bucket. Follow the Ro unit and make sure nothing is connected to any type of electrical component. Ie u screwed it into the wall and hit a power wire. It's not static shock its electricity

Alsooooo, it must be just static shock from the bucket. I just went to dip my hand in the bucket of RO water to put the wave maker in and it shocked me lol -.-

 

[Justin D]

I have the same TDS meter never had a problem

 

[AZDesertRat]

You shouldnt be testing the TDS in the bucket. Use a squeaky clean, clear glass drinking water glass washed by hand so it has no hard water spots, dishwasher soap residue or dishwasher anti spotting films on it to interfere with TDS readings. Fill the glass a couple inches directly from the outlet of the RO/DI so you know you are testing the treated water and not any residue that may be in the bucket.

The method I always recommend is draw a glass of tap water first, insert the meter, let the reading stabilize, write it down then triple rinse the glass and meter in RO/DI or distilled water. Next draw a sample directly from the RO membrane before the DI filter, insert the meter, let it stabilize, write the reading down and again triple rinse both with RO/DI or distilled. Finally draw a glass directly from the RO/DI outlet and do everything over again.
Put the glass away upside down so it stays clean and cap the meter.

To test the RO only before the DI you can either unhook the line between the two at the DI end or insert a 1/4" tee and ball valve in the line to not only draw samples but to also give you a place to fill jugs or bottles with RO for drinking and cooking and also a place to flush TDS creep out each time you start the system so your DI resin lasts much longer.

If you want to test the water in the bucket, grab a sample with the glass so you don't chance dropping the meter in the bucket. Same with your ATO storage container and always triple rinse the glass and meter when done so they stay clean and accurate.

 

[AZDesertRat]

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