Electrical Shock!!
Today I was working around my MH. I had a basin of water and was cleaning out my outdoor storage compartments. Of course my hands were wet as I was cleaning and I kept feeling a pinch when I grazed a...
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Bobbo wrote:littlemo wrote:westend wrote:
If you're really concerned about the Yorkies, you could trail a wire off the frame of your RV to ground. That would offer a better path to ground than the Yorkie foot on a metal step. Your shore connection should offer the proper path to ground.
Tell me more. I am ignorant about wiring and electrical issues. What kind of wire from frame to ground? A piece of electric wire?
Bare copper 10 gauge solid wire is best. I wouldn't get stranded wire for this. Go to any big box hardware store to buy it. If they don't have bare copper wire, buy the green wire and strip off the insulation from a long section of the end going into the earth, and enough off the other end to get a good connection.
I don't disagree with this- but where does it end? They say if you REALLY want to ground something, you should have a copper rod driven 3 or 4 feet into the ground to connect to- laying wire on the ground, or a paved pad may or may not be an effective ground.
