garys_2kPremium
join:2004-05-07
Farmington, MI Reviews:
 ·callwithus
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Re: Generator doesn't work with Power Vent Hot Water Heater said by robbin:There was no ground and no need for it until the user followed your advice. Forget about ground, you need two conductors to complete a circuit. Ground is not one of them with a floating neutral generator.
The user followed his advice to get a neutral-ground bond in the generator. Not the best way to do it but it'll work and it's not bad for now.
Once the generator is also connected (better actually bonded) to the house's electrical system it's no more dangerous than the utility power would be. I doubt very much, no -- I guarantee -- that the utility feed to that water heater is not on a GFCI. So using the generator is no more dangerous, once it's connected to the house's ground, than the utility. |
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robbinPremium,MVM
join:2000-09-21
Leander, TX
kudos:1 | That is assuming the OP is ONLY powering the water heater and not another appliance at the same time. |
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 alkizmo
join:2007-06-25
Pierrefonds, QC
kudos:1 | said by garys_2k:Once the generator is also connected (better actually bonded) to the house's electrical system it's no more dangerous than the utility power would be.
Agreed, Frink should run out to buy some lenght of 6AWG braided bare copper and a split bolt, or a ground clamp, to link the generator's chassis bolt to wherever the house panel gets grounded (Copper pipe propably).
said by robbin:That is assuming the OP is ONLY powering the water heater and not another appliance at the same time.
Assuming that he is running other appliances.... then what? |
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