hi all,
forgive me as a new kid on the block for telling some of you how to suck eggs,
and what i am about to point out may not apply in north america or canada, but
it certainly applys here in the uk where our supply line is between 230 and 240
volts. so in case someone is on the list tha
Dave, great post, most interesting. Don
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From: dave and sally
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 2:28 AM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] electrical safety when plumbing with plastic
hi all,
forgive me as a new kid on the
I think, in the U.S. now a days, the connection between the electrical
ground and water system is no longer used. I was under the imression that
the electrical safety ground should be tied only to the ground
rod that's directly below the meter box.
What I remember being very surprised at when we
about 110 years
old.
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From: "Tom Fowle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical safety when plumbing with plastic
I think, in the U.S. now a days, the connection between the electrical
: Tom Fowle
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical safety when plumbing with plastic
I think, in the U.S. now a days, the connection between the electrical
ground and water system is no longer used. I was under
Last summer I had the electric meter moved and they replaced my ground
while they were at it. They ran a heavy Copper line across the basement
and to the far side of the water meter. They also ran a heavy Copper line
through the basement wall and attached to a ground spike. So I think
curren
..
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From: Dan Rossi
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 10:54
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical safety when plumbing with plastic
Last summer I had the electric meter moved and they replaced my ground
while they were at it
a and Nanook at our polar bear habitat.
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From: NLG
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical safety when plumbing with plastic
The last 2 houses that I did a complete rewire job on
edly until you
can't go any further.
Tony
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From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Dale Leavens
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 5:20 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical safety when plumbi
Dave, interesting reading and very true that electric power is" silent
but deadly" . that Earth connection may relate to issues where old
homes in the country or other settings are being only partially
upgraded. thanks Lee
--
Short people get rained on last.
#x27; but it did not have to
be one solid piece. The inspectors had no problem with the install.
Lenny
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From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical safety when plumbi
As Dale suggests, there are places where you can't drive an 8
foot rod deep enough, My colleague Bill Gerrey lives in a section
of San Francisco where there is a layer of serpentine rock maybe
4 feet below the surface of the ground, and apparrently it's
nearly impossible to get through. A friend t
Dave,
All very interesting even for us non professional spark heads.
sounds like the U.K. has most of the stuff underground for local
distribution. Here in California, newer areas are often
undergrounded but I'd bet 75 percent of local wiring is still on
poles. Keeps the line crews busy when we g
ow.
http://www.secretsthatwekeep.com/promo2
You won't be disappointed.
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From: Tom Fowle
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical safety when plumbing with plastic
D
nches deep.
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From: Tom Fowle
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 04:49
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical safety when plumbing with plastic
As Dale suggests, there are places where you can't drive an 8
foot rod deep enoug
ndhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 8:58 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical safety when plumbing with plastic
In my case, I asked the inspector the question about what to do if I couldn't
drive the rod in because of hitting rock. He said that the rod did
Tom Fowle
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 3:49 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] electrical safety when plumbing with plastic
As Dale suggests, there are places where you can't drive an 8
foot rod deep enough, My colleague Bill Gerrey lives in a s
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