in case you can't see it in my signature, Radiant 30' round, 1.5 HP single stage pump.
Also have a pool light that was installed during the time of install. (EDIT: Just found the instructions for the light, PAL-2T2 light requires no bonding).
Steps are not installed (and plastic anyway).
Master electrician installed, grounded and bonded everything. Inspection certainly wasn't much.
Has a GFCI in the basement.
was swimming this afternoon with my son and I stuck my hand in the skimmer to clean it out and felt a tingle on a cut.
and i mean a slight tingle.
So slight i thought it might be the pressure from the water sucking by my hand.
I now know it wasn't.
We both got out of the pool.
Since I'm slow with electrical stuff, I decided to try the following.
Stand outside pool, stick hand in skimmer, no tingle.
Jump in pool, hand in pool, no tingle.
Jump in pool, hand in skimmer, tingle.
Shut off pump using switch on pump, no tingle.
Turn pump on, tingle.
Instead of continuing my backwoods trouble shooting, just short of throwing a toaster in, I figured I would google. Of course it lead me back to TFP.
I pulled the ground on the skimmer and on the pump and cleaned them real well.
Reattached and jumped back in the pool.
I turned the breaker off for the light for extra piece of mind but didn't troubleshoot after that.
I am 99% sure i didn't feel a tingle but at this point, I'm about going nuts.
Reading all the threads, this voltage could be from anywhere?
Since shutting the pump off lead to no tingle, is there something more I should do?
I believe it is bonded on 3-4 locations on the side of the pool (Al sides)
Thanks,
Rob
Also have a pool light that was installed during the time of install. (EDIT: Just found the instructions for the light, PAL-2T2 light requires no bonding).
Steps are not installed (and plastic anyway).
Master electrician installed, grounded and bonded everything. Inspection certainly wasn't much.
Has a GFCI in the basement.
was swimming this afternoon with my son and I stuck my hand in the skimmer to clean it out and felt a tingle on a cut.
and i mean a slight tingle.
So slight i thought it might be the pressure from the water sucking by my hand.
I now know it wasn't.
We both got out of the pool.
Since I'm slow with electrical stuff, I decided to try the following.
Stand outside pool, stick hand in skimmer, no tingle.
Jump in pool, hand in pool, no tingle.
Jump in pool, hand in skimmer, tingle.
Shut off pump using switch on pump, no tingle.
Turn pump on, tingle.
Instead of continuing my backwoods trouble shooting, just short of throwing a toaster in, I figured I would google. Of course it lead me back to TFP.
I pulled the ground on the skimmer and on the pump and cleaned them real well.
Reattached and jumped back in the pool.
I turned the breaker off for the light for extra piece of mind but didn't troubleshoot after that.
I am 99% sure i didn't feel a tingle but at this point, I'm about going nuts.
Reading all the threads, this voltage could be from anywhere?
Since shutting the pump off lead to no tingle, is there something more I should do?
I believe it is bonded on 3-4 locations on the side of the pool (Al sides)
Thanks,
Rob
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