jalli top light... for fuge

[servicky]

went to grab the fuge light that sits on top of my fuge and holy ****.... its a steady but not deadly to me but tingles electrical shock... granted im bare footed but not submerged in water..... all hooked to a gfi outlets...??? any ideas and will this harm stuff in the tank.????? i took the whole light out anyway...... any imput please.....

 

[james734]

Regardless if it harms the stuff in the tank or not. It shouldn't give any tingle sensation if you touch it. I'd say it might be a little defective and would have removed it like you did. Now, if it harms stuff in the tank. since it's not submerged in the water I don't think the there would be any voltage in the tank. I'm not a electrician or anything but does the plug have a ground prong on it? Also, with the GFCI have you tested it recently. I've seen this go bad and not work. I have a little tester that plugs into the recep and when you push the little button it trips the GFCI. Similar to what happens when you press the test button on the GFCI itself. I like using this method since it's not using a internal device to the GFCI that I feel could provide a false test. But it sounds like there might be a bare wire in the light fixture some place.

Hopefully someone with some more electrical background will chime in.

 

[Scooterman]

Not familiar with that light in particular but you did good removing it. sounds like something internal is in contact with the housing or isn't grounder right. Even though you have a GFCI If it doesn't test as James mentioned then it may be bad or not wired properly. Try that light elsewhere & see if it does the same, it may be wise to just toss it.