I am troubleshooting an in-ground pool that is more than likely pretty old. There is a bond for the equipment going into the earth (#8 bare). I am assuming there is a loop around the pool based on the pool guys knowledge with this property. The 2 niche lights are low voltage and were replaced recently.
My concern is that the homeowner says he is still getting "shocked" when he is in the pool. The only metal is the drain, and the rings for the lights. I ran a jumper to the #8 bare in the equipment area and put my meter between the ground and the water - it fluctuated voltage between .5 and 3 volts...
So, is this a bonding issue, or could there be a wire buried close by with an exposed hot, or a neutral back-feeding from somewhere? Also I shut down all the mains for the property while testing with no change in readings...
Any help will be appreciated...
My concern is that the homeowner says he is still getting "shocked" when he is in the pool. The only metal is the drain, and the rings for the lights. I ran a jumper to the #8 bare in the equipment area and put my meter between the ground and the water - it fluctuated voltage between .5 and 3 volts...
So, is this a bonding issue, or could there be a wire buried close by with an exposed hot, or a neutral back-feeding from somewhere? Also I shut down all the mains for the property while testing with no change in readings...
Any help will be appreciated...