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Re: grounding SHW collectors?
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Tom Lane
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Jul 15, 2008 14:47 PDT
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This is an interesting subject --- when metal pipe copper or galvanized
pipe was use for all the household plumbing i.e. the copper pipe was
grounded at the electric water heater etc.--now plastic pipe cpvc pvc pex
and other plastic pipe is used throughout the home--- solar piping is 99%
copper or brass pipe and fittings to and from the thermal
collectors---grounding of metal aluminum framewalls might start to become
code ??? --- however exterior sensor wire will pickup the corona discharge
of a nearby lightening stride and ruin the senor rooftop and usually the
controller and often the storage sensor similar to what happen to antenna
wire for TVs thinking out loud gator tom ps moving to tokyo japan soon
anyone know much about solar thermal there give me a call or e-mail
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darryl Thayer" <daryl_-@yahoo.com>
To: <RE-wre-@topica.com>
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: grounding SHW collectors? [RE-wrenches]
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HI Nick
I have had controllers distroyed in electrical storms. I do not know why
the water/andtfreeze pipes did not protect the controllers. I have had
better success when I ground the panels. So now I run a ground wire from
the frames to the copper and then the copper to a ground electrode system.
I have not had a fried controller since.
DT
--- On Mon, 7/14/08, Nicholas Ponzio <npon-@buildingenergyus.com> wrote:
| | From: Nicholas Ponzio <npon-@buildingenergyus.com>
Subject: grounding SHW collectors? [RE-wrenches]
To: "re-wrenches" <RE-wre-@topica.com>
Date: Monday, July 14, 2008, 11:40 AM
I always forget to send in plain text. Here it is again:
Local inspector is wondering whether my flat plate
collectors should
be grounded. This installation happens to be on a metal
roof. Anybody
else come across this yet and how did it pan out?
Thanks,
-Nik
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