We just redid our pool deck and replaced an old poured concrete deck with a combination of concrete pavers and artificial turf. I noticed today that I'm getting a very small shock when touching the water after walking on the artificial turf that I don't get when on the pavers.
A few other notes:
- I personally verified when the deck was replaced that everything was bonded. The back of the pool light has a bonding jumper, there's a bare #6 copper bonding wire running around the entire pool that's connected in 4 places to the pool shell rebar, all of which connects back to every piece of equipment at the equipment pad.
- I haven't felt this shock before in the couple of months the turf has been in. But it hasn't been swimming season, so I can't say for sure whether I've ever touchd the water while standing on the turf, or only from the pavers.
- It feels distinctly like a static electricity shock. If I stay in the same place after I feel it, I can touch the water over and over again with no additional shock. If I walk 2-3 steps in the turf then touch the water again, I get the shock again.
- If I walk around the pool on the concrete coping pavers and bend down in various places to touch the water while on the coping, or from the areas of the pool where I can stand directly on concrete pavers, I do not feel a shock.
I've read in plenty of places notes about the potential for artificial turf to build up static electricity. Often in regards to playgrounds and things like that. Can't find anything specifically dealing with turf and pools and static electricity there.
Anyone with any specific insights or ideas here? Things I can test? I obviously want to make sure it's not a bonding issue, but it's hard for me to figure out how it could be having just finished the remodel where I triple-checked the bonding on anything metal I could find anywhere near the pool.
A few other notes:
- I personally verified when the deck was replaced that everything was bonded. The back of the pool light has a bonding jumper, there's a bare #6 copper bonding wire running around the entire pool that's connected in 4 places to the pool shell rebar, all of which connects back to every piece of equipment at the equipment pad.
- I haven't felt this shock before in the couple of months the turf has been in. But it hasn't been swimming season, so I can't say for sure whether I've ever touchd the water while standing on the turf, or only from the pavers.
- It feels distinctly like a static electricity shock. If I stay in the same place after I feel it, I can touch the water over and over again with no additional shock. If I walk 2-3 steps in the turf then touch the water again, I get the shock again.
- If I walk around the pool on the concrete coping pavers and bend down in various places to touch the water while on the coping, or from the areas of the pool where I can stand directly on concrete pavers, I do not feel a shock.
I've read in plenty of places notes about the potential for artificial turf to build up static electricity. Often in regards to playgrounds and things like that. Can't find anything specifically dealing with turf and pools and static electricity there.
Anyone with any specific insights or ideas here? Things I can test? I obviously want to make sure it's not a bonding issue, but it's hard for me to figure out how it could be having just finished the remodel where I triple-checked the bonding on anything metal I could find anywhere near the pool.