My Garage/Shop Heater Install
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zoedog2012
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Now you can set back and enjoy a cool one! Glad it's working!
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I did... sort of... never expected it to be a loose ground in a totally separate outlet on the same circuit. Live and learn. When I pulled the receptacle it looked good. One of the three ground wires in the wire nut looked to be inserted but when I pulled on it one of them was loose. Since all the outlets were giving me 110v I assumed it was good. The heater needs all three wires apparently.WOW..............
Enjoying a libation or two as we speak!
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It's so nice to walk out there in a tee shirt and its warm already!!!
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I've been hesitant to check but couldn't wait any longer...
Glad to hear the good news.
Still working with lots of homes without grounds... some on service 100 years.
Glad to hear the good news.
Still working with lots of homes without grounds... some on service 100 years.
Citydude
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Yay! I was rooting for you. Way to stick with it.
Pixguy
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Have another on me! :drink:
grsthegreat
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Well that is really an odd one. As an electrician I have seen many heaters function on an ungrounded system. In the olden days... not too many years ago.... all gas systems were bonded to ground, as a precaution. This in a way provided the grounding to the furnace. Than this bonding went away as the grounding of furnace electrical wiring provided direct ground protection to the gas piping.
You would have thought that the gas piping strapped to the steel building would have also provided a grounding source, but apparently not.
I applauded your efforts to track this one down.
You would have thought that the gas piping strapped to the steel building would have also provided a grounding source, but apparently not.
I applauded your efforts to track this one down.
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In today's computerized world "ground" becomes extremely critical. More critical than precise voltage.
In this particular case I would have struggled to find that problem. I would have had to question my skills at wiring the circuit to go back toward the power source checking each connection.
I'm very glad the problem was found by Mark rather than having to pay someone to point it out. That's usually how these things end with me..... But it's my Sons trying to play it down with "No big deal Dad, happens all the time".....
In this particular case I would have struggled to find that problem. I would have had to question my skills at wiring the circuit to go back toward the power source checking each connection.
I'm very glad the problem was found by Mark rather than having to pay someone to point it out. That's usually how these things end with me..... But it's my Sons trying to play it down with "No big deal Dad, happens all the time".....