Eheim return pump cord shocks

aandfsoccr04 · 09/06/2011, 08:11 PM

I noticed tonight messing around in the sump that whenever I touched the cord for my return pump it would shock me. It wasn't a really really bad shock but when I nipped it with my fingernail it gave me a little zap and my reflex jerked my hand away real quick. Why is it shocking me?

aandfsoccr04 · 09/07/2011, 07:47 PM

nobody? ok.

72xmulch · 09/07/2011, 08:44 PM

not grounded?

aandfsoccr04 · 09/08/2011, 03:48 PM

no. How do you do that? Is that the problem?

ZR1001 · 09/08/2011, 04:46 PM

Grounding won't help. You need to disconnect it and check for exposed wires.

Reef Bass · 09/08/2011, 05:03 PM

IMHO, that's not good. None of my Eheim pumps have ever done that.

ATM45 · 09/08/2011, 05:30 PM

"It wasn't a really really bad shock" just means you got lucky! Don't mess around with it. Turn the power off and unplug it. If you don't know how to safely test it for a current leak and safely fix it, you should toss it. Also, if the spot where you touched the cord was slightly wet in any way, then you should also be concerned that it might be something else in your sump (like a heater) that has a current leak into the sump, so you should check those as well. And don't check them by dipping your finger in the sump!!

09/06/2011, 08:11 PM	#1
aandfsoccr04 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 3,561	Eheim return pump cord shocks I noticed tonight messing around in the sump that whenever I touched the cord for my return pump it would shock me. It wasn't a really really bad shock but when I nipped it with my fingernail it gave me a little zap and my reflex jerked my hand away real quick. Why is it shocking me? __________________ 120 gallon mixed reef

09/07/2011, 07:47 PM	#2
aandfsoccr04 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 3,561	nobody? ok. __________________ 120 gallon mixed reef

09/08/2011, 03:48 PM	#4
aandfsoccr04 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 3,561	no. How do you do that? Is that the problem? __________________ 120 gallon mixed reef

09/08/2011, 05:03 PM	#6
Reef Bass colors and textures Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Petaluma CA Posts: 6,301	IMHO, that's not good. None of my Eheim pumps have ever done that. __________________ The human desires for instant gratification and immediate problem resolution cannot be satisfied with this hobby. Former president and co-president of the Wine Country Reefers. Current Tank Info: 60 gallons of Scleractinia and Zoanthidae lit w/ LEDs

09/08/2011, 05:30 PM	#7
ATM45 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 6	"It wasn't a really really bad shock" just means you got lucky! Don't mess around with it. Turn the power off and unplug it. If you don't know how to safely test it for a current leak and safely fix it, you should toss it. Also, if the spot where you touched the cord was slightly wet in any way, then you should also be concerned that it might be something else in your sump (like a heater) that has a current leak into the sump, so you should check those as well. And don't check them by dipping your finger in the sump!! __________________ -00- Five kids - thus I am an ATM45.

09/07/2011, 08:44 PM	#3
72xmulch Moved On Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 28	not grounded?

09/08/2011, 04:46 PM	#5
ZR1001 Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 359	Grounding won't help. You need to disconnect it and check for exposed wires.

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