"SQLit" wrote in message
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"Steve" wrote in message
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Scenario:

Have an inground pool. Have a well with a submersible pump. Both are
wired
to two 20amp breakers so that they can be turned off close to the pool -
underground wiring.

All was fine until ~ 1 month ago. Now, when the circuit for the well
pump
is turn ON, and you take a dip in the pool, you will get a electrical
tingling sensation. Turn the breaker OFF and there is no charge.

Could there be a break in the insulation of the underground romex between
the pump and the breaker which caused the entire ground to "charge" and
therefore "charge" the pool water?

You bet

It's OK as long as the breaker is tuned off - but to me, it looks like I
will be digging an 18" trnech the 20 feet or so to the well with a new
line.

Probably need to do redo both motors correctly. GFCI breakers are required
by the electrical code in certain conditions.


Who ever wired your pool or the well pump in romex certainly did you a lot
of favors during installation.


Thanks - I was just looking for confirmation of my suspicions.

The new breakers are actually GFCI - the romex to the pool is a new run as
is the power from the house panel. The line to the well pump probably
shoudl have been replaced when we did the pool - hindsight.

The previous homeowners was an idiot - they put the pool in and ran the
power to the pump 1/2 inch undergraound along a sidewalk and patched it into
teh 20 amp service breaker for the downstairs heatpump - just plugged it in.

I had the whole thing re-routed (I don't mess with electricity) and done
properly. Just missed replacing the run out to the well pump.