Can you trace the entire path of the water column through the unit? That's such a weird scenario I don't know what to suggest.
If you have a voltmeter/ammeter, try testing the water column to your ground, and then see if the water at the faucet closest to the RO/DI unit gives any reading.

/boggle

Well I just got my Aquasafe unit today and I'll let you know if I have the same problem.

WANNA COME OVER AND HOLD THE BUCKET? :lol:

It could be static electricity, though I have never heard of a static discharge from water- especially that strong! It is actually non-conducting liquids that build up a charge. It's a problem in the oil industry, if you don't ground the containers when you are loading the liquids you can get a spark and then you have a real problem.

RO/DI water has all the ions (dissolved salts) removed so it is almost completely non-conductive (as someone mentioned earlier).

I've been getting little static shocks lately when I shuffle on up to the tank and put my hand in - when that first finger breaks the surface - zip!

Not too strong at all though - are you wearing fuzzy slippers? :confused: :mrgreen:

ARE YOU ALAN!?! :lol:

I think it stopped, For the first 3 buckets or so whenever i put the copper wire in to ground it i would get a huge shock now it has seemed to stop, although im not goin to use my finger again to make sure. I dont know where it could be coming from maybe just because its a new unit it need a little time to get rid of all the built up static. Well ill invite some poor friend over and get him to stick his finger in to check next time. Ill never forget the first shock, ive never felt anything like it, my entire body just jumped almost on my butt. I dumped that bucket though. :mrgreen: .

No Alan, hair driers are not reef safe.

If this is humour, it is too cryptic for me... :confused: I think I mentioned fuzzy slippers. (Which Sean may well wear, we just don't know seeing as he didn't address the issue.) :biggrin:

But still, a static shock that almost knocks a person over? I hope we get a better explanation to this mystery than that. That's a lot of static discharge, even for Calgary in wintertime...

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John said:
Wait til hockey starts again! :razz:

Was the shock like a big ZAP! Or a sort of throbbing/buzzing?