Shock Alarm Electric Drowning Protection for Pools, Boats, & Marinas

Hi it's Marlene from AA Dive Services with a warning about swimming in fresh water.I'm a commercial SCUBA diver that travels in support of the sailboat racing industry. Most of my adventures occur in high salt or brackish environments, but occasionally I get to go to cool places like the Great Lakes.I want to tell you a story about an event that I experienced this weekend in Chicago.I'm telling you this so you're educated about the risks of ESD or Electric Shock Drowning do it doesn't happen to you or a loved one.Most ESD occurs when the salinity in your body is greater than the body of water your swimming in; you become an electrical conduit.I carried this Electric Shock detector each morning. Tested the water in multiple areas each morning.Sunday morning, every boat was in its usual place. I was complacent about my safety and only tested my entry and exit points. As usual I jumped in at the furthest place away from any power source. There was a larger sailboat docked towards the end between 3 J/70s that had been there the day before. I approached one of the 3 J/70s and my lips started to tingle, I got closer to the J/70 closet to the bigger sailboat and the newly installed plate in my ankle sent a painful jolt through my calf. I immediately recognized the problem, saw the power cord in the water and swam away from the hazard. Where this scenario becomes deadly is if I would have touched anything metal, like a dock ladder.Lesson learned:1. Safety sweep EVERY time.2. Do not swim for fun in marinas.3. If you must be in the water, jump in as far away from power sources, like power pedestals.4. Do not swim around or near power chords in the water.5. Do not touch anything metal while you're in the water, either dock ladders or metal boat hardware.6. Lastly if you see an unresponsive person in freshwater, ALWAYS suspect Electric Shock Drowning, do not become a victim, do not jump in to save them, turn off dock power in the area and call 911.Please be safe in and on the water, I don't want anything bad to happen to you. That's why I'm sending out this message.Thank you and have a JOYful day.

The first one I ordered never worked. I tested it near an open outlet and no alarm. I figured it was a dud and ordered another one. The second one stopped working after 12 hours of use. Other reviews have reported the same issue.

I am a professional SCUBA diver in Michigan and dive at freshwater marinas, typically multiple times daily throughout the season. ShockAlarm is an absolute necessity for me. I've found it to be very reliable and they do last a long time.Yes, the instructions aren't clear on how to test it, which accounts for some of the complaints in the reviews. I test mine frequently, you just hold it up to an outlet that is currently powering a plugged-in device and it will go off.I replaced all of my devices' magnets with smaller, stronger ones and keep them in place with an Ace bandage when I'm not using them. The device is off when a magnet is in place, and on when it is not.I love ShockAlarm, it allows me to have the career that I enjoy so much. I highly recommend it!

This year our lakes POA sent out a e-mail to confirm our dock electricity and that it also wouldn't be a bad idea to get a floating dock alarm. I found this one online & although it's a bit pricy, liked it's look and functionality enough to buy it. One concern I had is knowing if it works. There's no test button. What I did find though was that while holding my cell phone and picking it up, it went off. I decided to test it against other electronic devices, so I waved it by my TV & wouldn't you know it, it lit up like a Christmas tree and the alarm blared. That'll now be my varified testing to confirm it works. That said, I was kayaking past a neighbors dock today & noticed they had one as well. talked to the owner who said it was new, but it had a yellow shaft not red like mine. she mentioned the same thing about verifying if it worked & I shared my discovery. We pulled hers out of the water & the electronics ratted in the shaft (mine do not). She also has a TV on her dock, so it was a quick test that resulted in no alarm going off. Bottom line, if you can verify it works before you put it in the water, you have piece of mind like I do. if the inner electronics rattles and you can't successfully test it like it did, I'd probably return it.

We purchased 4 of these as a donation to our local sheriff's office at Lake Anna, Virginia! There have been incidents unfortunately where people have drowned due to electric shock. Best brand specifically is currently being used at lake Anna because they have already worked to save numerous lives. Which is why they asked specifically for this brand. If saving a life isn't enough of a review I don't know what is.