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Re: [RC] [RC] [RC] heaters for water tanks?? - Debbie Kirchner

On 11/27/06, Val Nicoson <vnicoson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
I'm glad this subject came up...we recently bought our own horsey property
(hooray!) and will soon bring the horse home.  And wouldn't you know
it...it's almost winter of all things.  Anyway...I need your help...
My husband believes that any electrical connection that is properly grounded
is "safe" enough and that GFCIs are problematic.  An example:  We cannot
plug our fridge into a GFCI plug as it will trip it within 5 minutes.  Can I
assume the GFCI was not installed properly??  How can I get my hubby to
understand that GFCI is needed for horse water heaters?
Thanks for any 'kind' advice...dealing with a hubby that thinks he knows
alot about electricity and being non-horsey doesn't help.
Val


Val, humm, the first thing that comes to mind is that one needs a GFCI
on all plugs near sinks, so to me a Water Tank is no different...
maybe show him a movie where someone is ELECTROCUTED when a dryer is
thrown in the water and tell him it could be HIM if he is ever out
there cleaning the tank... or you...  it is just plain common sense to
me that one needs to have them...

I would also have someone check out your fridge, it might have
something wrong with it... ie a short that is just not strong enough
to trip your regular outlets, but is causing problems with the GFCI...
or maybe it is the GFCI itself...
            Debbie in SE MN

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Replies
[RC] heaters for water tanks??, Karla Watson
Re: [RC] heaters for water tanks??, Sisu West Ranch
Re: [RC] [RC] heaters for water tanks??, Val Nicoson