HELP.. My RO-DI water electrocuted me

[Tarolisol]

I am filling up a bucket of fresh RO-DI water from my new system and when i went to put my finger in the water i got the biggest shock of my life, it almost put me on the floor. Now there are no plugs or anthing electric near it in or anywhere so how does water generate such elctricity. Now im afraid to touch it or turn it off what should i do.

[bluetang]

Sorry, can't help you with that one, but your avtar says it all

[Delphinus]

Static discharge?

ironcally this sound very fishy as ro/di water wont conduct electricity as it is too clean, water does not conduct electricity, only the particulates in the water will..... so your ro must not be working right for starters, I dont know how you would generate that much current without a power source leaking nearby....

[Tarolisol]

Very strange to me to. I read a few days ago about water generating static electricity. Im pretty sure my units working as i have tested it. I think my bucket has something to do with it as when i rub it i feel static electricity, Also maybe since the unit is new it has static build up in it.

[JohnM99]

I see you live in Calgary - when I lived there for a few years, I was sometimes startled by the static electricity that would build up in the winter - were you shuffling across some carpet before?

I could swear I saw the sparks sometimes. One of the many reasons I had to move to the Wet Coast!

[Tarolisol]

I dont know about suffleing, but now everytime i will the bucket i put a copper wire in and touch it to the ground and i get sparks. Very wierd.

[G1GY]

Maybe you have the unit hooked up to plastic pipes? (The same kind of piping that the newer houses have.)

You could try putting a copper wire from the ro/di unit bracket to any metal near by. (Electrical juction box, main water line or just a furnace vent.) This might help to let any static that is created escape. Or get someone else to grab the bucket for you!

Just a thought.

[JohnM99]

Calgary is a dangerous town.

[Tarolisol]

It is connected to plastic pipes, and i put a copper wire in it to the ground to ground the electricity, its just very strange.