Posted by Mark Warden on February 01, 2010 at 05:06:50 from (163.185.155.53):
I have an old Ritchie cattle waterier that had a bad heater that attaches to the bottom on the water tank. I replaced the heater and thought all was well until I noticed the cattle avoiding it. I went over to the waterier to see what might be the problem, no obvious problems, I stuck my fingers in the water and I could fill a slight shock on a finger I had a cut on, The cattle are getting a small shock when they would try and get a drink!? I get out my volt meter and I am getting a little over 2 volts in the water?? I remove the wiring cover and find I'm getting this voltage back through my ground wire (bare copper) that grounds the waterier. Where would I be getting voltage back through this wire? I disconnect it and the waterier is fine no stray voltage? The waterier has been there for years nothing has changed.Maybe just a coincidence I found this when I did the cattle were drinking out of it right before this? Shouldn't this stray voltage be going back to ground anyway, and not back to the waterier? The wiring is coming from my barn that has about 6 circuits, could it be coming back from one of those circuits? We have had some really wet weather the last 7 days maybe this has something to do with it?? Thanks Mark
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