Re: Electrical shock from my pool water!
hi
hope someone is still on this site-----i am having the same problemas -PLUKY71------but its a hot tub----setting on a 16X16 wooden deck--
power comes from a 50amp circuit breaker- 4 wires to a 60amp gfi--then 3 wires go to the tub all 8guage-----the gfi has never kicked out or the breaker---all are approx. 3yrs old---i also live in the country--- so there is no other electrical things around---on rainy days if u are bare feet---and and put your hands in the water u can feel the shock---cuts u can feel stronger---i even took a testor---touched one small metal screw that is in the fiberglass which secures the filter housing---touched it with one contact put the other in the water and the needle would move some--with shoes on u notice nothing or if u get in u notice nothing---the tub has 3 pumps--2 3hp ones and one circulation----all 3 motors are grounded to the control panel with 8 guage wire---same wire is used to feed the tub-------the heater housing has a ground wire that goes to the control panel---all the wires look good-and are tight i do not have a ground wire going into the ground---help please---thanks wes poore
hi
hope someone is still on this site-----i am having the same problemas -PLUKY71------but its a hot tub----setting on a 16X16 wooden deck--
power comes from a 50amp circuit breaker- 4 wires to a 60amp gfi--then 3 wires go to the tub all 8guage-----the gfi has never kicked out or the breaker---all are approx. 3yrs old---i also live in the country--- so there is no other electrical things around---on rainy days if u are bare feet---and and put your hands in the water u can feel the shock---cuts u can feel stronger---i even took a testor---touched one small metal screw that is in the fiberglass which secures the filter housing---touched it with one contact put the other in the water and the needle would move some--with shoes on u notice nothing or if u get in u notice nothing---the tub has 3 pumps--2 3hp ones and one circulation----all 3 motors are grounded to the control panel with 8 guage wire---same wire is used to feed the tub-------the heater housing has a ground wire that goes to the control panel---all the wires look good-and are tight i do not have a ground wire going into the ground---help please---thanks wes poore