Ground is tied to Line Voltagae

[davidmintzer]

Howdy - is it a problem that ground and line are tied together?

I put a meter on the service line (before breaker) and placed the other probe on ground and the meter read 118VAC?

Checked a few receptacles and saw the same? Many thanks for suggestions on how to trouble shoot this one.

David

 

[chris kennedy]

Welcome to the Forum.

What "line" and ground were you testing between?

 

[Twoskinsoneman]

Howdy - is it a problem that ground and line are tied together?

I put a meter on the service line (before breaker) and placed the other probe on ground and the meter read 118VAC?

Checked a few receptacles and saw the same? Many thanks for suggestions on how to trouble shoot this one.

David

A indication of 118vac of potential between the service ungrounded conductor and ground does not mean they "tied" together.

 

[jaggedben]

Is this a PV topic?

A indication of 118vac of potential between the service ungrounded conductor and ground does not mean they "tied" together.

It's also the reading one typically ought to get.

 

[Twoskinsoneman]

Is this a PV topic?



It's also the reading one typically ought to get.

Agreed. Perhaps this situation is a good argument for some sort of licensing requirement for solar installers?

 

[c_picard]

If they were "tied" together, you would get zero volts, among other things...

 

[jaggedben]

Agreed. Perhaps this situation is a good argument for some sort of licensing requirement for solar installers?

Haha. Touche.

(Seriously, I never said that a licensed electrician needn't be involved once the wiring leaves the array...)