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Re: [RFI] Green Wire RFI

To: Wes Stewart <n7ws@yahoo.com>, Wes Stewart via RFI <rfi@contesting.com>, Wes Stewart via RFI <rfi@contesting.com>, Michael Germino <ad6aa@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [RFI] Green Wire RFI
From: "Hare, Ed, W1RFI" <w1rfi@arrl.org>
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2020 22:51:58 +0000
List-post: <mailto:rfi@contesting.com>
My propane water heater has a design that can vent to a PVC chimney. It has a 
blower motor that pumps room air into the exhaust to cool it. Naturally, it has 
an electrical connection.

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From: RFI <rfi-bounces+w1rfi=arrl.org@contesting.com> on behalf of Michael 
Germino <ad6aa@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2020 12:43 PM
To: Wes Stewart <n7ws@yahoo.com>; Wes Stewart via RFI <rfi@contesting.com>; RFI 
<rfi@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RFI] Green Wire RFI

Scott,
Why would your "gas water heater" be connected to the house power?
You made me recheck mine.  It appears to have a battery in the controller.

Mike73, AD6AA

    On Friday, November 13, 2020, 5:48:53 PM MST, K9MA <k9ma@sdellington.us> 
wrote:

 While I generally agree that the green (ground) wire should go through the CM 
choke, here’s an exception: My gas water heater was shutting down whenever I 
was on 160. It has a grounding cord, but the ground is totally redundant 
because the tank is tied into the copper plumbing. (That would not be the case 
with non-metallic plumbing.) I made a choke with a two-wire extension cord, and 
left the green wire open. No more cold showers.

73,
Scott K9MA

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