I'm not sure where this probe thingy goes.

[touchingstoves]

Hey guys, not an electrical person so I'm not sure where this probe things goes... Not the thing that goes into the socket, but the one with the hole, loop, sigh...thingy.

Do these work? I heard conflicting things about probes. Comments?

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[Emac909]

The first pic goes around the screw on the face plate of the wall out let

 

[touchingstoves]

You mean the outside screws in this picture?

Do these grounders work? How can we tell? Is it possible to add current to the tank accidentally?


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[805reef]

That doesn't look like a gfci outlet, is it?

Here was a good recent thread on grounding probes: http://www.reef2reef.com/threads/grounding-probe.221146/

 

[gumbii]

you trying to eliminate stray voltage on your system...? you need a titanium probe...

like this...

the probe goes in the tank's water, the outlet goes plugged into an outlet that is grounded...

that's a cheap amazon one... should work... drfosterssmith sells one with a long probe...

 

[805reef]

and here's a post that talks about why you need a gfci if you are using a grounding probe.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=20334558&postcount=5

c) GROUND PROBE INSTALLED BUT NO GFCI (Our case of discussion in this thread): As soon as the device fails and a short circuit is established then current is established to the ground probe, current may or may not be high enough to trip the breaker. Fish and critters will die and corals will RTN. If the breaker does not trip (Which is most of the cases) the short circuit may not be noticeable and you will be at a loss of why your critters are dying, even if you touch the water you may not notice unless the ground probe is not making a good ground. (See also Scenario 3c below) This is also a dangerous situation for potential fire. The current could be high but not high enough to trip the breaker, wires heat up, insulation melts and they catch fire.

 

[touchingstoves]

you trying to eliminate stray voltage on your system...? you need a titanium probe...

like this...

the probe goes in the tank's water, the outlet goes plugged into an outlet that is grounded...

that's a cheap amazon one... should work... drfosterssmith sells one with a long probe...

This is the one that I bought. I'm sending the husband to get GFCI circuits... For all of the outlets in the fish room


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[touchingstoves]

That doesn't look like a gfci outlet, is it?

Here was a good recent thread on grounding probes: http://www.reef2reef.com/threads/grounding-probe.221146/

No it isn't. I didn't know you needed to have one! But getting it now!


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[Fly5150]

This is the one that I bought. I'm sending the husband to get GFCI circuits... For all of the outlets in the fish room


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Do you know how to install gfci's? If not, leave it to the pros before you get yourself killed. No disrespect intended.


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