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Bad Korelia pump just shocked me! Electricity in tank!


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Just got an odd tingling feeling in my fingers so I removed them...then touched the water again and got zapped!

 

Removed each power cord til it stopped and found it was the pump. It no longer spins so I assume the motor seized?

 

GFCI didn't trip and I was concerned, but I think a Korelia pump doesn't put out many watts so likely the current was too small for the GFCI to get it?

 

If you don't have a GFCI take it from me even this small zap was enough to remind me it's no joke! Imagine if it was a 500w heater versus a 9w pump!!

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Roshan8768

Just got an odd tingling feeling in my fingers so I removed them...then touched the water again and got zapped!

 

Removed each power cord til it stopped and found it was the pump. It no longer spins so I assume the motor seized?

 

GFCI didn't trip and I was concerned, but I think a Korelia pump doesn't put out many watts so likely the current was too small for the GFCI to get it?

 

If you don't have a GFCI take it from me even this small zap was enough to remind me it's no joke! Imagine if it was a 500w heater versus a 9w pump!!

 

I've never had an issue with my koralias in the time that I ran them. Contact Hydor and let them know what happened and they will likely send you replacements free of cost

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The pumps pretty old now and out of warranty, it's probably not worth the time. I also cut the cord off so I didn't have to remove all the wiring I ran nicely...

 

Going to replace it with a tunze 6025. Probably a lot for a sump pump to keep detritus from settling but much higher quality and likely will last forever.

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I had an old t5 light fall in the tank while my hands where in it. I was wearing rubbing gloves though but still hahaha.

 

Yo tunze 6020 discreet FTW. Only like 40 bucks amazon prime and it has a super profile. If anything just buy a cheap 20 dollar pump if that's why you want it.

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Roshan8768

The pumps pretty old now and out of warranty, it's probably not worth the time. I also cut the cord off so I didn't have to remove all the wiring I ran nicely...

 

Going to replace it with a tunze 6025. Probably a lot for a sump pump to keep detritus from settling but much higher quality and likely will last forever.

 

Nice! You cut the cord off?

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