grounding SHW collectors? [RE-wrenches]

[Darryl Thayer]

HI Nick
I have had controllers distroyed in electrical storms.  I do not know why the water/andtfreeze pipes did not protect the controllers.  I have had better success when I ground the panels.  So now I run a ground wire from the frames to the copper and then the copper to a ground electrode system.  I have not had a fried controller since.  
DT


--- On Mon, 7/14/08, Nicholas Ponzio <nponzio at buildingenergyus.com> wrote:

> From: Nicholas Ponzio <nponzio at buildingenergyus.com>
> Subject: grounding SHW collectors? [RE-wrenches]
> To: "re-wrenches" <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
> Date: Monday, July 14, 2008, 11:40 AM
> I always forget to send in plain text. Here it is again:
> 
> 
> Local inspector is wondering whether my flat plate
> collectors should
> be grounded. This installation happens to be on a metal
> roof. Anybody
> else come across this yet and how did it pan out?
> 
> Thanks,
> -Nik
> 
> 
>


      


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