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Carb_Cleaner
Explorer
Jun 25, 2014

Inverter Chassis Ground on Copper Propane Line?

My breaker panel's ground appears to be attached to a ground clamp on my stove's copper propane line. Can I use the same clamp/copper tubing arrangement for the chassis ground terminal on my 1000w inv...
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westend
Explorer
Jun 25, 2014
Remove the ground wire from the propane line and attach a longer one to the frame.

I'm pretty sure that this ground point in an RV is like in every other electrical code, strictly forbidden. Besides being a bad idea.

Edit: It is permissible to bond a pipe if that pipe could be energized but is not correct for panel ground.

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