It must be hard not to grab into the water after a fallen electrical item takes a plunge. What a scary thing to think about.
electrocuted my fish any chance of survival?
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I thought that you could use melafix as a stress reliever since its all natural? At least I think that's what my bottle says. I'll have to read it again when I get my lazy butt up.
Ha it was hard apparently. I grabbed it like an idiot without thinking. I'm still embarrassed about thinking that my fish got shocked LMAO.
I dropped the light into my smallest tank too - never shorted out though. It was still on when I unplugged it to pull it out. :lol:
Of course, it failed a couple days later after being turned off overnight. My husband took it apart (he's an electrical engineer) and apparently the water seeped into a part that was supposed to be sealed and caused some corrosion. I didn't like it anyway.
Of course, it failed a couple days later after being turned off overnight. My husband took it apart (he's an electrical engineer) and apparently the water seeped into a part that was supposed to be sealed and caused some corrosion. I didn't like it anyway.
Because a product is all natural does not mean that it does not have medicinal values..
Sorry for the broke hood..
Think about being in the bath tub blow drying your hair and you drop the blow drier in the water.. remember this before you stick your hand or any body part into a body of water that has electrical current flowing through it, it could kill you or cause serious injury//
Sorry for the broke hood..
Think about being in the bath tub blow drying your hair and you drop the blow drier in the water.. remember this before you stick your hand or any body part into a body of water that has electrical current flowing through it, it could kill you or cause serious injury//
The safe thing to do is to put your electrical equipment on a ground fault circuit interruptor. The guy who originally designed them would grab a hot wire and jump into swimming pools to demonstrate.
There are different styles. You can get them in a multiple plug in strip. Or one that just fits into your outlet to plug your own strip into. Or you can get an outlet to replace the existing outlet, or you can get a special circuit breaker.
I checked Lowe's and they have this one for $13. That's a lot of safety for that price. If you work your fish on a wooden floor with rubber shoes, likely you won't electrocute yourself, but a concrete floor and bare feet is really asking for it.
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?acti...ctId=145275-33536-30339011&detail=&lpage=none
If you don't know what you are doing with wiring, the easiest is to get the multiple plug strip with the built in GFCI. Or the one that just fits over an existing outlet.
You might notice that a lot of appliances like hair dryers are now coming with a built in GFCI in the cord. That's for those people who like to dry their hair in the shower or over the sink.
Marv
There are different styles. You can get them in a multiple plug in strip. Or one that just fits into your outlet to plug your own strip into. Or you can get an outlet to replace the existing outlet, or you can get a special circuit breaker.
I checked Lowe's and they have this one for $13. That's a lot of safety for that price. If you work your fish on a wooden floor with rubber shoes, likely you won't electrocute yourself, but a concrete floor and bare feet is really asking for it.
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?acti...ctId=145275-33536-30339011&detail=&lpage=none
If you don't know what you are doing with wiring, the easiest is to get the multiple plug strip with the built in GFCI. Or the one that just fits over an existing outlet.
You might notice that a lot of appliances like hair dryers are now coming with a built in GFCI in the cord. That's for those people who like to dry their hair in the shower or over the sink.
Marv
Bit off topic, but i think your question has already been answered. Wouldn't the wires be insulated thus making it difficult for a bird to to complete a circuit, even if it was touching some sort of ground? I use 2x4 and form-a-drain all the time to lift power wires up so we can get boom trucks and concrete pumps underneath them. I haven't used anything terribly conductive, but i believe the voltage running through the wires would be high enough to char the wood if it was grounded; or melt the form a drain.
