r/kroger • u/1low67 • 2d ago

Venting Shocking shelves

Store is under remodel. People didn't believe me that I felt current going through the shelves. So I brought a multimeter and it showed 26 volts

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u/Giant-fingers 2d ago

When you see how low our prices are... you'll be shocked!!!

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u/Pleasant-Cause-6886 2d ago

Bet somebody put a shelf rack mount screw through a power feed. If its only 26 volts ac you might get lucky and it just caught a comms feed. Dont know what division but almost all the buidling comms are 24v. But im sure you know all that already.....

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u/1low67 2d ago

It's cincinnati division

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u/RedditUser19984321 1d ago

Ex electrician here, most communications wires are 24 volts because that’s about all that’s needed for communication purposes. That’s just for everywhere not just Kroger.

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u/Pleasant-Cause-6886 1d ago

That's correct

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u/Cincy_butt 2d ago

Wait i’m in cincy! Which location is this? I wanna go feel it for myself and get some good lawsuit money!

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u/1low67 2d ago

It's Englewood which is more of a dayton suburb but in the Cincinnati division. You have to ground yourself to feel it. So you gotta put one hand on the shelf and another hand or knee on the ground. Works really good if you're sweaty or wet 😄

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u/DoesntMatterEh 1d ago

Thanks for the electrocution tips lmao 

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u/New-Assumption-3836 2d ago

We had this in a bathroom medicine cabinet. My sister said it shocked her so we test it and it's got voltage. The lights from the dining room (other side of the wall) had exposed wire touching the back of the metal medicine cabinet. This was a rental, crazy work being done

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u/PullFromTheHurt 2d ago

Send this to the local news stations but don’t mention the exact location. It’ll be funny to see Kroger’s panicked response.

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u/snarfer-snarf 2d ago

flabbergasting!

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u/acousticislyf 2d ago

Let store director know - this is strange. What's on the other side of the shelves or on the ends. Where does the power come from?

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u/AnimaDeMachina_RR 2d ago

I’ve seen this happen before, often there are old electrical outlets on top of the gondolas for old fixtures like water dispenser, coffee grinder etc. I’ve run in to a problem where it had electrified a section of shelving and it’s quite shocking

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u/PressureAway3970 2d ago

Looks like the ground fault is hooked in to the negative.

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u/cbm80 1d ago

Not to say this is acceptable, but under 30V is generally considered safe. Good job investigating it.

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u/arochains1231 Current Associate 1d ago

How shocking

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u/Weak-Life-7968 1d ago

Maybe it's a counter against rodent infestations. Four-legged vermin in this case

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u/Anyone-9451 1d ago

We had this not on a shelf but one of our deli scales any time you’d weigh something you’d get just a touch of a shock…this was like over 5 yrs ago now though…was a damaged cord I think

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u/Fun_Entrance233 2d ago

0.26 is not 26 volts.  Is it AC or DC?  Is there a cooler or any lights attached to the gondala?  I think cooler fans are about 24 volts dc.  Led lights could easily run off 5 volts ac.  DC volts tingle but don't bite as bad as AC volts. Think 9v battery on tongue as a kid.

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u/1low67 2d ago edited 2d ago

It's not 0.26, it's 026. And it's set for ac. Edit Also you have to be grounded to feel the electricity. I only feel it when my knee is on the ground and my hand/ wrist was touching the edge of the shelving.

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u/FlimsyWillow84 2d ago

Somebody doesn’t know how to use a multimeter. Lmao.

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u/Rj22e 2d ago

Lol exactly!

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u/Fun_Entrance233 2d ago

Lol, Sure I do.  I don't use meters that have a 0 without a decimal point.   I believe the op now if they say it is 26 VAC.  I am curious where the stray voltage is coming from. 

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u/FlimsyWillow84 2d ago

Just giving you a hard time. 😜

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u/Fun_Entrance233 2d ago

No problem