ZAP!

cranberry

cranberry

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Ummmm... don't ever test and clean old pumps by submerging them in water and plugging them in..... and then reaching in to point the nozzle down. You'll discover which pumps are bad very quickly.
*sniff* *Sniff* What is that smell? Oh.....cinged arm hair.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3259467
Ummmm... don't ever test and clean old pumps by submerging them in water and plugging them in..... and then reaching in to point the nozzle down. You'll discover which pumps are bad very quickly.
YIKES.......I always test them out of water.....if they turn on...they're good haha
Is your hair any curlier? LOL
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3259467
Ummmm... don't ever test and clean old pumps by submerging them in water and plugging them in..... and then reaching in to point the nozzle down. You'll discover which pumps are bad very quickly.
*sniff* *Sniff* What is that smell? Oh.....cinged arm hair.

I do that all the time, that is how I always test my power heads... However in view of my last deadly encounter with electric and water. I would rather my arm hair get zapped than the tank. Glad your okay.
 
spanko

spanko

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3259469
YIKES.......I always test them out of water.....if they turn on...they're good haha LOL

Just a side note here you should not run a submersible pump out of water.
This has been a public service announcement fromt the Spanko broadcasting network, all rights reserved.
 
cranberry

cranberry

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They were encrusted with salt so I thought I would let them run for awhile in the water. The pump flipped up so I reached in to turn the nozzle downward.
That's about 7 times now... good ones I mean... if I'm a cat I have 1 more time to tell y'all about it O.O
The best one was when I was working on an outlet that we thought had been turned off by the breaker.... crazy old house with crazy old wiring.
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3259476
They were encrusted with salt so I thought I would let them run for awhile in the water. The pump flipped up so I reached in to turn the nozzle downward.
That's about 7 times now... good ones I mean... if I'm a cat I have 1 more time to tell y'all about it O.O
The best one was when I was working on an outlet that we thought had been turned off by the breaker.... crazy old house with crazy old wiring.

LOL...we are more fortunate than we realize to have you here with us here on the SWF forum.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3259474
Just a side note here you should not run a submersible pump out of water.
This has been a public service announcement fromt the Spanko broadcasting network, all rights reserved.

LOL...thanks Henry, But I just see if it turns on....I don't actually run it:)
Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3259476
They were encrusted with salt so I thought I would let them run for awhile in the water. The pump flipped up so I reached in to turn the nozzle downward.
That's about 7 times now... good ones I mean... if I'm a cat I have 1 more time to tell y'all about it O.O
The best one was when I was working on an outlet that we thought had been turned off by the breaker.... crazy old house with crazy old wiring.
I always soak mine in vinegar water for a few hours (longer or shorter depending on how bad) then I clean them with a brush under running water....I don't soak them while they are on though
 
cranberry

cranberry

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I won't be doing it the old way anymore....
But let's say I cleaned it unplugged, and it ran so it looked good... and THEN put it in a tank. I would not have known it was bad if I hadn't of put my hand in there. Did I have my hand on the cord and the pump? I'm not sure, but I don't think so.
 
meowzer

meowzer

Moderator
Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3259497
I won't be doing it the old way anymore....
But let's say I cleaned it unplugged, and it ran so it looked good... and THEN put it in a tank. I would not have known it was bad if I hadn't of put my hand in there. Did I have my hand on the cord and the pump? I'm not sure, but I don't think so.
HMMM...good point....LOL...How do you test these things W/O electrocuting ourselves, or our fish/corals
 
cranberry

cranberry

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Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3259480

LOL...we are more fortunate than we realize to have you here with us here on the SWF forum.

The house one was a good one. Another one was when I was removing LR and placing it on garabage bags on the floor. Of course there was pools of water everywhere on the bags. I didn't realize I had pulled a cord so that the connection to a power cord now sat in one of those puddles of water. I stepped in the puddle....
 
spanko

spanko

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Oh sure, throw hubby in the puddle and see if he lights up.
Typical.........................................
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3259510
LMAO I was thinking the same thing just didn't want to say it AHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
We think so much alike heehee
I thought I could be funny and say that...but stopped myself and said meter.

I can see it now
"Honey come here and hold this for a moment for me"....play dumb and horrified if he gets zapped.
 
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saxman

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it could be done with a meter set on AC volts in the 200V range (that's usually the value of the setting). touch one probe to a faucet or the GND on an electrical outlet and touch the other to the water, then read the meter.
 
hunt

hunt

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when i pulled an air pump(for airstones) off of the 75g, i forgot to take the airline tubing out, while those were laying on the floor, it created a siphon and over the night sucked out like 20g of water. When we filled it back up, the water surface was being electrocuted by the canister filter(we think because it was running dry for so long), but after plugging and unplugging it many, many, many times it seems to have been fixed.
The moral of this story is: NEVER LEAVE A TUBE IN YOUR TANK, YUO'LL BE SORRY!
 
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