Stray current and stray voltage (wiki)

[mike31154]

Originally Posted by syncro

Thanks Mike. Great advice. I'll incorporate it. Also feel free to edit the page. I'd be nice if I could update the original post.

Edit the page? You mean the wiki? To be honest I tried editing a wiki page a few years back & couldn't get it to work. Besides, I'm only a humble retired technician, not an engineer so don't feel all that qualified to be a 'pedia contributer. Electricity is a funny animal sometimes & there are many failure scenarios depending on what you have in & around the water, AC, DC, how it's all hooked up, interconnected & the condition the equipment is in. Suffice it to say that with GFCI protection around water (which is pretty much electrical code everywhere these days), you will minimize the risk to your personal safety & that of your family, guests, etc.

I will add a bit more info to the thread here, with regard to grounding probes. I personally don't use one since I'm not convinced it will significantly add to the safety factor in my situation. I could be wrong, again, Murphy's Law. Here are several links that I like to refer to from time to time on the subject. While somewhat dated, it's excellent info on the subject provided by a research engineer. Draw your own conclusions with regard to grounding probe, but in any case, use GFCI protection.

http://angel-strike.com/aquarium/GroundingProbes.html

http://angel-strike.com/aquarium/GFI...alDetails.html