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mikestock
Explorer
Dec 30, 2016

50 amp, 240 volt hookup without equipment ground

My son has purchased a lake house and we found a 50 amp RV plug. I checked it out and it has 120 volts from each leg to neutral and 240 volts between hot legs. The problem is that there is no ground w...
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Harvey51
Explorer
Jan 03, 2017
I wired my garage according to the unofficial wiring code book. The sub box ground is a heavy plate buried in the ground (the rod couldn't be pounded deep enough). The only explanation I could find for not connecting ground to ground or neutral wires from the house was that someone might accidentally dig up the cable to the house and cut just the ground and neutral. Is there a more likely scenario that would cause a problem in the garage or RV?

"Bonding" is another word for connecting, right?

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