Stray Voltage?
My RV has a stray voltage problem, and I'm wondering if anyone has any good ideas on how to find or fix the problem. My daughter complained to my wife that she thought she was getting shocked when ...
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rekoj71 wrote:
I'm just not sure if the heating elements are the same type or not. The ones I remember for a 40~ gal tank were more of a loop and the camco one is more of a single straight rod, but I don't personally know what rod or element type the other posters were referring to. I'm not sure what the water heater you linked to has either. Hoping others who know more about RV factory electric water heaters chime in cause mine is primarily a gas unit with the electrical kit added later.
For this test the shape of the heating element doesn't matter. There will be slightly different measurements depending on if the element goes dead short to the tube, or the hermetically sealed tube leaks due to corrosion. But in neither case will it create a hot-skin condition unless there's also a high resistance safety ground somewhere between the RV and the incoming service panel. That's what I want to demonstrate beyond all doubt.
Mike Sokol
No~Shock~Zone
