We have an inground vinyl liner swimming pool with a salt generator on it.
Last August 2007, we added the generator, right after we added it, we started to notice a slight sting once in awhile.
I checked the water with a volt meter, and found out we were showing 1.5 volts in the water.
We just started noticing the voltage again a couple of days ago.
Here is what we know.
1. Pool is properly bonded and grounded.
2. Pool has a small leak, which we cannot find.
3. We have shut off power supply individually from the breaker box, and that makes no difference.
4. Only time we noticed voltage went away, is when we had a power outage.
5. Power company came out, and suspects it could be stray voltage.
6. Tested water for high concentration of metals, to see if that was a problem, but that came back negative.
7. Stray voltage, is more noticeable when ground is very dry, as the electricity is searching for a ground.
Curious if the salt is making the water more conductive, if so maybe the problem was always there, but the salt brought it to light. Concerned it is a safety issue.
Any suggestions?
Last August 2007, we added the generator, right after we added it, we started to notice a slight sting once in awhile.
I checked the water with a volt meter, and found out we were showing 1.5 volts in the water.
We just started noticing the voltage again a couple of days ago.
Here is what we know.
1. Pool is properly bonded and grounded.
2. Pool has a small leak, which we cannot find.
3. We have shut off power supply individually from the breaker box, and that makes no difference.
4. Only time we noticed voltage went away, is when we had a power outage.
5. Power company came out, and suspects it could be stray voltage.
6. Tested water for high concentration of metals, to see if that was a problem, but that came back negative.
7. Stray voltage, is more noticeable when ground is very dry, as the electricity is searching for a ground.
Curious if the salt is making the water more conductive, if so maybe the problem was always there, but the salt brought it to light. Concerned it is a safety issue.
Any suggestions?