Happyfrenchman
Sep 4, 2012, 06:34 AM
I moved into this house last year and I would like to meet the guy that wired it up because I would kick him squarely in the jones... but I digress.
My dog was shocked... reaching into our swimming pool. I duplicated it myself when I reached in because I suspected this.
It had just rained very heavily.
I turned off the 100 amp circuit breaker (at the house), that feeds the shop. It also (from the circuit breaker in the shop) powers the pool pump. The pump sits in the open and was being rained on as well.
There is a poorly buried underground line going to my shop that runs within 20 feet of the pool. The ground was wet. I have dug up/pulled up the line to the shop.
I need to cut off the pipe this fellow ran the underground cable to. It was in two pieces with duct tape. So water could get inside it, however I do not know if the integrity of the insulation inside has been breached. (Or if the line is improperly spliced somewhere along the length).
I wish I had checked with a meter before I threw the circuit breaker. I should have first checked it with the pump circuit breaker tripped. That would have told me much. Now that the line is no longer in the ground, I have changed the conditions and it is much drier. My question is, is it more likely that the pump is electrifying the water, causing the shock from the contact with the wet pool deck? Or is it most likely a fault in the wire running to the shop?
I checked with a meter after I pulled the breaker, which tells me little. I think I need to wait for rain and try it again, but I am hesitant and will proceed with my inspection of the underground cable first. Any advice would be appreciated. I have a background in electricity as I was an aircraft electrician in the air force, however house wiring is a different animal.
My dog was shocked... reaching into our swimming pool. I duplicated it myself when I reached in because I suspected this.
It had just rained very heavily.
I turned off the 100 amp circuit breaker (at the house), that feeds the shop. It also (from the circuit breaker in the shop) powers the pool pump. The pump sits in the open and was being rained on as well.
There is a poorly buried underground line going to my shop that runs within 20 feet of the pool. The ground was wet. I have dug up/pulled up the line to the shop.
I need to cut off the pipe this fellow ran the underground cable to. It was in two pieces with duct tape. So water could get inside it, however I do not know if the integrity of the insulation inside has been breached. (Or if the line is improperly spliced somewhere along the length).
I wish I had checked with a meter before I threw the circuit breaker. I should have first checked it with the pump circuit breaker tripped. That would have told me much. Now that the line is no longer in the ground, I have changed the conditions and it is much drier. My question is, is it more likely that the pump is electrifying the water, causing the shock from the contact with the wet pool deck? Or is it most likely a fault in the wire running to the shop?
I checked with a meter after I pulled the breaker, which tells me little. I think I need to wait for rain and try it again, but I am hesitant and will proceed with my inspection of the underground cable first. Any advice would be appreciated. I have a background in electricity as I was an aircraft electrician in the air force, however house wiring is a different animal.