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So RG&E was out today (or so they claim -- because of course they didnt call so I could meet them) and says that everything checked out fine. So where do I go from here? I had to setup a seperate arrangement with them to come out on Friday to pull the meter so I can check connections there and also futz around inside my fusebox and tighten any connections. But what if I dont find anything??? Where do I look next?
How come this 120v split phase stuff is making 480 3phase seem easy???
I talked with my boss at work and upon his suggestion checked the ground connections and connections to the H2O pipe. Here's what I found/did:
I have 1 ground rod thats driven into the ground at a dirt portion of my basement (not sure how deep the ground rod is, but it looks like its probably been there for a while.
There was no connection through to ground at the water meter and the green ground (which i assume is provided by the water company) that comes in alongside the water pipe (plastic of course) was just hanging loose. I got a ground clamp and have connected that green ground to the load side of the water meter (copper pipe throughout house).
I also ran a green ground wire from the neutral/ground bar in the fuse panel (not seperated) to this ground clamp on the water pipe.
Here's the fun part: if i put an amp clamp on the ground wire between the panel and the water line i see about 2.3 amps ... when i run the micro it jumps to 12.2
I know thats not right.
The utility is arguing with me now that its my problem, but can't I safely stand my ground and insist that its AT LEAST at the main lugs in the fuse box or prior to them? They play like its an act of congress to get a guy out here to pull the meter so I can look and test from there (aparently the line crews cant do that, gotta have a special guy
) but darnit i'm raedy to clip their little tag off and pull it out myself (haha, one of the customer service reps on the phone today told me if I turned the main breakers off I could disconnect the meter myself ... should have gotten her name)
Thanks for all your help guys, its much appreciated.