mojo Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Monday night I went to see the Toadies. Great concert! But when I returned home at whatever hour that was, the tank was dead silent. We had a severe storm Sunday night, but nothing else in the house was without power. I was in no mood to problem solve, so I brought a couple of heavy duty extension cords to get me through the night, and the equipment was plugged into a non-GFCI outlet. Last evening when I got home from work I figured out that my Mag12 closed loop pump that I had just removed a few days ago and cleaned in dilute muriatic acid was tripping the GFI outlet. I can't see any leaks or obvious damage to the pump, but something's causing it to trip the GFI? Any suggestions? In the meantime, I'm foolishly keeping the pump running via the extension cord until I figure out what to do. Not a true "emergency" although I don't like bypassing the GFCI. Thanks in advance, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedude Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 It's tripping the GFCI because current is leaking out somewhere (mags are warranteed for 2 years or possibly lifetime). STOP using the pump. Call incoming... Monday night I went to see the Toadies. Great concert! But when I returned home at whatever hour that was, the tank was dead silent. We had a severe storm Sunday night, but nothing else in the house was without power. I was in no mood to problem solve, so I brought a couple of heavy duty extension cords to get me through the night, and the equipment was plugged into a non-GFCI outlet.Last evening when I got home from work I figured out that my Mag12 closed loop pump that I had just removed a few days ago and cleaned in dilute muriatic acid was tripping the GFI outlet. I can't see any leaks or obvious damage to the pump, but something's causing it to trip the GFI? Any suggestions? In the meantime, I'm foolishly keeping the pump running via the extension cord until I figure out what to do. Not a true "emergency" although I don't like bypassing the GFCI. Thanks in advance, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share Posted March 14, 2007 Wow, now that's service! Thanks John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedude Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Just as an afterward, the electricity leached into the tank killed all three large turbo snails in Mike's tank. If ANYTHING is tripping a GFCI in your tank, unplug it and assume it is leaking electricity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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