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They got 2 things in mind get your ac going and get paidBuy an extension cord. What a 3rd world clown.
They got 2 things in mind get your ac going and get paidBuy an extension cord. What a 3rd world clown.
OKThey got 2 things in mind get your ac going and get paid
If they are employees rather than owner I doubt the company wants them to do service work in an unsafe manner. Remember the cat in the Christmas Vacation movie with Chevy Chase.They got 2 things in mind get your ac going and get paid
I agree I don’t believe in it as a good practice but it does happen out there.I asked an electrician and he said that could put current on the grounding electrode. Definitely not a smart thing to do.
Vacuum pumps and recovery machines.... off the top of my head.The HVAC guys should find an outdoor outlet and use an extension cord. How many HVAC tools are not cordless these days?
I said I was leaving the thread, but now I need to ask: What if the 10/2 Romex feeding the dryer outlet DOES come from a sub panel with isolated grounds? The 10/2 Romex feeding this dryer outlet IS from a sub panel, but I'm not sure at this moment if it has isolated grounds. And by sub panel, I mean the 10/2 is coming from a circuit breaker panel that was added to the house; it is not the main panel.jumping the neutral an ground is fine, unless the wire comes from a sub panel with isolated grounds...
vacuum pump?The HVAC guys should find an outdoor outlet and use an extension cord. How many HVAC tools are not cordless these days?
Other than missing a strain relief on the cord that wiring is correct along with the bonding jumper. for a home that is wired as yours with a 10/2 if you're not going to rewire back to the electrical panel with a 3 wire having a dedicated neutral, ground and 4-prong dryer receptacle I would suggest purchasing the conversion cord I posted they are code approved and will correct the issue of having a jumper at the receptacle side.For kicks and giggles, here is a picture of the wiring on the rear of the dryer. My wife talked me into ordering a new one from Costco because this one is probably close to its end of life anyway. When I wire up the new dryer, based on how the outlet is wired per the 1st post in this thread, what should I wire differently, if anything?
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Forgive me if I'm being obtuse, but wouldn't the cable you linked to depend on the wall outlet being correctly wired with 10/3, and the dryer cord being a old style 3-wire?Other than missing a strain relief on the cord that wiring is correct along with the bonding jumper. for a home that is wired as yours with a 10/2 if you're not going to rewire back to the electrical panel with a 3 wire having a dedicated neutral, ground and 4-prong dryer receptacle I would suggest purchasing the conversion cord I posted they are code approved and will correct the issue of having a jumper at the receptacle side.
I edited my post hopefully that's more clear.Forgive me if I'm being obtuse, but wouldn't the cable you linked to depend on the wall outlet being correctly wired with 10/3, and the dryer cord being a old style 3-wire?
I looked at the Leviton website for installation instructions for that 3-prong terminal you suggested and it says to attach the white wire to the silver terminal. That wouldn't work with my setup would it? Are they referrring to homes that are wired with the correct 10/3 wire?I edited my post hopefully that's more clear.
What do you have for wire.. black/white and a bare copper?I looked at the Leviton website for installation instructions for that 3-prong terminal you suggested and it says to attach the white wire to the silver terminal. That wouldn't work with my setup would it? Are they referrring to homes that are wired with the correct 10/3 wire?
I'll admit, I'm out of my depth on this and will most likely need to get my electrician involved.
Knowing the dangers and the risks involved is better than blindly following rulebooks to a T if you're a professional in a temporary situation.Vacuum pumps and recovery machines.... off the top of my head.
The lack of 110v receptacles was addressed in the NEC a few years ago....that only helps going forward.
Older installations you do whatever it takes to get the job done.
If it's a residential site, running a cord is an option.
If you are working on a rooftop you are limited on what you can do,
Yes, the wire coming from the breaker to the receptacle is 10/2 Romex, with black, white, and bare ground. On the receptacle, ground and neutral are bonded via a bare copper jumper wire. (Wiring was not done by me)What do you have for wire.. black/white and a bare copper?