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Old 11-28-2007, 10:17 PM
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Are you sure that the ground probe was the source of the voltage?

How did you diagnose it?

It's not likely that the ground probe is faulty, but rather that the probe was completing the circuit that you became a part of. Once the ground probe is removed there is no way to complete the circuit and therefor no way to be shocked.
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Old 11-28-2007, 10:34 PM
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No shock with a GFI and grounding probe.
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Old 11-28-2007, 10:49 PM
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I agree with Static, Chances are when you remove the probe the circuit just isn't completing anymore.

Same Idea as a bird on a wire, It's fine unless it touches a second wire and completes the circut.
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Old 11-29-2007, 01:37 AM
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Are you sure that the ground probe was the source of the voltage?

How did you diagnose it?

It's not likely that the ground probe is faulty, but rather that the probe was completing the circuit that you became a part of. Once the ground probe is removed there is no way to complete the circuit and therefor no way to be shocked.
I unplugged the probe and no more shock
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Old 11-29-2007, 02:11 AM
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Do you own a volt meter? It'll be pretty much necessary for trouble shooting, unless you want to use yourself to check for stray voltage, lol. Basically you set your voltmeter to AC V put the red wire in the water and the black wire in the ground on your wall plug. Unplug each device one at a time untill you see 0 voltage. Do this without your ground probe installed.

I assume you don't have your tank on a GFCI plug or it would have tripped when you got your shock.

I ran my tank without a GFCI for 2 years, but felt guilty the whole time. It would let you trouble shoot in the same way by tripping untill you unplug the faulty device.

You should probably make sure you've eliminated any possible offending appliances. If unplugging your ground probe removes the symptoms the problem could still be there, and one day if you have a leak, or you're standing on a wet spot you could find out the problem is still there.

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