I've read about this issue on here and other boards. I have the issue myself.
The main location of the shock/tingle typically is at one handrail when getting into- out of the water at the steps. (never had anyone say they felt it at the ladder on the other end). I have felt it myself a few times- very slight- when I had a cut on a finger and I was in the pool and touched the metal coping on the end of the pool.
My pool is a vinyl liner pool (not salt water) - approx 16 x 32. 6 feet is the deepest part.
AC voltage measurements with a digital multi-meter with one probe on the metal coping and the other in the water reads around 0.5 volts or less- usually much less in the area of .1 volts. That's true for every area of the pool (including the ladder) except one of the 2 handrails going into my pool. At one of the 2 handrails, the voltage reads between 4 volts and 6 volts. I measure by testing the "AC" and placing one probe in the water and one probe onto the handrail.
I took some bare copper wire and wrapped one end around the handrail in question and strung it above ground to the pool ladder and the voltage reading at the same handrail drops to .5 volts or less (usually a good bit less). As soon as I take the wire off, the reading goes back up to between 4 and 6 volts.
I saw the same drop in voltage when I strung up the bare copper wire to the in question handrail and attached the other end (above ground) to the other handrail.
There is a bonding wire attached at my pool pump motor that runs just under the ground up to my concrete pool deck and at the edge of the pool deck it travels under the concrete pool deck.. Of course at that point I can't see it anymore. The connection at the pool pump is tight. I've also used sandpaper on that wire at the connection to make sure there is a good connection.
I do have a pool light on a GFCI duplex outlet about 3 feet away from my pool pump. I've been told by an electrician that came out to check my wiring that the duplex outlet and the pool light wiring is fine.
The reading is still the same even if the breakers to the pool pump and light are turned off at the main breaker.
Any advice would be appreciated.
The main location of the shock/tingle typically is at one handrail when getting into- out of the water at the steps. (never had anyone say they felt it at the ladder on the other end). I have felt it myself a few times- very slight- when I had a cut on a finger and I was in the pool and touched the metal coping on the end of the pool.
My pool is a vinyl liner pool (not salt water) - approx 16 x 32. 6 feet is the deepest part.
AC voltage measurements with a digital multi-meter with one probe on the metal coping and the other in the water reads around 0.5 volts or less- usually much less in the area of .1 volts. That's true for every area of the pool (including the ladder) except one of the 2 handrails going into my pool. At one of the 2 handrails, the voltage reads between 4 volts and 6 volts. I measure by testing the "AC" and placing one probe in the water and one probe onto the handrail.
I took some bare copper wire and wrapped one end around the handrail in question and strung it above ground to the pool ladder and the voltage reading at the same handrail drops to .5 volts or less (usually a good bit less). As soon as I take the wire off, the reading goes back up to between 4 and 6 volts.
I saw the same drop in voltage when I strung up the bare copper wire to the in question handrail and attached the other end (above ground) to the other handrail.
There is a bonding wire attached at my pool pump motor that runs just under the ground up to my concrete pool deck and at the edge of the pool deck it travels under the concrete pool deck.. Of course at that point I can't see it anymore. The connection at the pool pump is tight. I've also used sandpaper on that wire at the connection to make sure there is a good connection.
I do have a pool light on a GFCI duplex outlet about 3 feet away from my pool pump. I've been told by an electrician that came out to check my wiring that the duplex outlet and the pool light wiring is fine.
The reading is still the same even if the breakers to the pool pump and light are turned off at the main breaker.
Any advice would be appreciated.
