ZAP! - stray current?

[Punchanello]

Hi All,

I have an aluminium tank stand and noticed yesterday I was getting an unpleasant tingling where one arm touched the stand and my other arm was in the water. Nothing serious, but I imagine this is stray current. I investigated a bit further and I think it is coming from my brand new Tunze Silence Pro. Tingling goes away when it is unplugged.

Is this stray current and is any level of it acceptable. Should I be changing the pump out ASAP?

 

[Fudsey]

I would

 

[theMeat]

Get a ground probe and plug it into a gfci protected outlet

 

[cloak]

I would

I would replace the pump too.

I just went through the same thing with one of my powerheads. I started unplugging things one by one to find out who the culprit was and once that happened it was thrown into the trash post haste. I thought about keeping it to mix up saltwater, but for the price of a new one it just wasn't worth the risk.

 

[Fudsey]

Being brand new, I would return it for replacement. If the second one does it, i'd look at different pumps

Stray current is something the manufacturer should take seriously and replace it no cost to you.