Re: GFCI on generator

Posted by John T on June 12, 2016 at 12:12:52 from (216.249.76.23):

In Reply to: Re: GFCI on generator posted by JD Seller on June 12, 2016 at 09:11:09:

Good afternoon JD, hope alls well your way, however with all due respect to help educate the good gents here, I must take issue with some of your post, READ MY DETAILED ANSWER ABOVE FOR MORE INFO

"Your generator is only safe if it is grounded to earth." NOTE YOUR WORD ONLY !!!!!!!!!!!!

NOT NECESSARILY TRUE IN ALL CASES, in fact, read my post above which explains why it can (depends on conditions and wiring) be safer IF ITS NOT GROUNDED. If your grandchild was barefooted on wet ground and touched a wire, WHY WOULD YOU INSIST THAT WIRE TO BE 120 VOLTS ABOVE EARTH GROUND POTENTIAL???????????????? Id rather it have ZERO volts relative to earth if I touched it (IE NO ground rod) BUT if the genest has a bonded Neutral and Neutral is bonded to mother earth THEN THE WIRE YOUR GRANDCHILD TOUCHES IS 120 VOLTS ABOVE GROUND YIKESSSSSSSSSSSSS Why wish that on him????

As a matter of fact, unless its changed, the NEC (they are smarter then me lol) indicates if you use a portable genset to power cord and plug connected tools that are fed from onboard mounted genset receptacles NO CONNECTION TO A GROUNDING ELECTRODE IS REQUIRED

"I have seen OSHA inspectors write up fellows for not having a earth ground on a generator"
THAT MAY WELL BE TRUE because 1) It can depend on if the Genset has a FLOATING or BONDED NEUTRAL (come both ways)
2) The inspector may just be WRONG (or that's his jurisdiction and which code and
which version was adopted)
3) BUT IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE LOL ITS THEIR TURF DO AS THEY SAY

Also read my post about how good it does or what difference to stick a screwdriver in the ground DONT WANNA BET YOUR LIFE THAT WILL SAVE YO DO YOU??????????????

God Bless and keep safe now BUT AS ALWAYS DO AS YOU PLEASE NOTTTTTTTTTT WHAT I SUGGEST, ITS YOUR LIFE AND YOUR RISK. NOTE there are cases where a Grounding Electrode is indeed required, IT DEPENDS ON FLOATING OR BONDED AND OTHER FACTORS I CANT EXPLAIN IN DETAIL HERE

John T Too long retired Electrical Power Distribution Design Engineer so NO WARRANTY, DO AS YOU LIKE IS FINE BY ME OR DO AS YOUR INSPECTOR OR BILLY BOB OR YOUR BROTHER IN LAW SAYS and I will do as I have studied and learned......To each their own choice when it comes to life safety

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