Just wanted to see if anyone knows about how to make sure using the pump and heater what the safest way , what would cause it to shock you , that's what happened to me today , then reset the power chord and it was fine, just wanted to make sure it doesn't happen again or if it something else I need to look at...
Coleman portable spa jacuzzi,
- Thread starter mind of Mattox
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- Jun 22, 2014
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- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Good morning and welcome to TFP! 
You are right to be concerned. Electricity and potential shocking around water is no joke. As to why yours did it is a mystery. 
Can you post some pics of your set-up? It would be good to see the equipment pad area (pump, filter, heater, etc) connections. Also show us where these items are connected to power.
You are right to be concerned. Electricity and potential shocking around water is no joke. As to why yours did it is a mystery. Can you post some pics of your set-up? It would be good to see the equipment pad area (pump, filter, heater, etc) connections. Also show us where these items are connected to power.It depends on what you touched and what you were standing in when it shocked you.
Did it trip the gfci when it shocked you?
If it was the water, then it is most likely a faulted heater, which should trip your gfci if on a properly grounded circuit, before you touch it. So you either have a bad gfci or an ungrounded circuit too.
However I have been shocked by ground current as well. Electrical systems ground at transformers and usually at the main panel as well, and current flows through the earth. If the spa water and ground wire provides a lower resistance path (perhaps due to dry ground) then there will be voltage present between the earth and the spa ground wire, and you'll get bit if you touch the earth and the water simultaneously.
Pics of everything.
Did it trip the gfci when it shocked you?
If it was the water, then it is most likely a faulted heater, which should trip your gfci if on a properly grounded circuit, before you touch it. So you either have a bad gfci or an ungrounded circuit too.
However I have been shocked by ground current as well. Electrical systems ground at transformers and usually at the main panel as well, and current flows through the earth. If the spa water and ground wire provides a lower resistance path (perhaps due to dry ground) then there will be voltage present between the earth and the spa ground wire, and you'll get bit if you touch the earth and the water simultaneously.
Pics of everything.
