I don't know of any reason why a generator shouldn't be grounded, it is the safe thing to do.
Don't know either why a fridge or freezer would have a problem, there is a high demand as the compressor kicks in to start the fridge but with a unit that size and allowing that it would soon pick up I don't see any reason for such a problem. Might trip a breaker I suppose if the generator didn't make up the demand long enough. That is a pretty substantial power plant you have there. Is it diesel? It will use a fair amount of fuel when running, how much do you keep about the place? Just curious. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: Edward Przybylek To: BlindHandyMan Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 12:23 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Generator Grounding & Usage Hi all, I just replaced a 4000 watt generator with a 9000 watt machine. Many people have told me to ground a generator when it's in use. I never grounded the 4000 watt machine and never had a problem. On the new machine, however, there is a *very* prominent lug for attaching a ground wire. Is this one of those overkill precautions or something I should really use for whatever reason? My brother-in-law, a heating and cooling contractor from upstate New York, also told me it's not a good idea to run freezers and refrigerators on a generator. He claims he's run into a number of situations where people have blown these units as a result of a spike in the generator output. If this is true, then I'm wondering why own a generator? Is there any truth to this? Have any of you ever run into such a problem? As always, any information greatly appreciated. Take care, Ed Przybylek [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
