I don't have a clear understanding of the problem here but let me throw in my two cents. First of all I applaued your desire to use a GFI circuit. I install them whereever I have a tank. Look folks, seawater and electricity CAN KILL YOU. We have our hand and our children's hands in these tank. Second, what I usually do is buy a GFI outlet to replace the standard outlet that is in the wall. Perhaps what you are talking about is even better but these replacement outlets are only $20-$30. -----Original Message----- From: Shane Clays [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 12:17 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: GFIs All (and any electricians), I would like to have the builders of our home install GFIs into the wall that my tank will be on. The wall will have to separate plugs, but right now both run on the same circuit, along with about 3 other plugs. I am contemplating having them run the two along the wall of my tank on their own circuit. So the tank will have its own fuse etc. My question is this. Do you all think that just running those two by themselves will be sufficient, or should I run each of the two GFIs to their own circuit. Another words, I could use one GFI for the lights, and it would be run to its own fuse and then the other would run my pumps and chiller, and it would be run to its own fuse. Advantages would be no power interrupt for the lights when the chiller kicks on, as well as the ability to power off the lights w/o powering off the pumps or vice versa. The lights would be getting their own circuit. I am looking at running about 1500 watts of light over about 200-225 gallons of water. If I share a circuit with the two of them, would that overload it? The disadvantage of doing it is they are about 225 bucks a piece if I run each of them on a separate circuit. If it is necessary, I will do it. If I can just run the two of them on their own circuit, and will be just fine, I will go that route. Then they are $85.00 each. TIA, Shane C. ________________________________________ LEAVING THE LIST ================ To stop receiving messages you will need to send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a command to remove you from the list. The list manager controls who belongs to the list. For example: -------------------------------------------------------------- From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: <not needed> UNSUBSCRIBE -------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________ LEAVING THE LIST ================ To stop receiving messages you will need to send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a command to remove you from the list. The list manager controls who belongs to the list. For example: -------------------------------------------------------------- From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: <not needed> UNSUBSCRIBE --------------------------------------------------------------
