Put a meter on it and read what kind of voltage you are getting. 110V AC does not generally give little shocks.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 29 August 2015 at 16:15, Michael Crombie via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I'm working my way down my project list and finally got to my hot water > tank. The PO just told me that it didn't work. I was getting 120V at the > heating element so I checked the element and it was fried. > > I installed a new element and turned it on for a test. Got hot water after > about 10 min, so I went to close everything up. But when I was doing that I > touched the pressure relief valve and got a small shock. > > The green ground wire runs to one of the mouting bolts on the heating > element and also to the water tank frame. So that seems ok. I also checked > for continuity between the hot and neutral wires and the relief valve or > frame and got none. > > So i'm puzzled. The shock wasn't big, but i definitely felt something. Any > ideas??? > > Thanks, > > Mike > Atacama 33 mk ii > Toronto > Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. > Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell. > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > >
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