Re: NPC: Having problems back feeding my house with a genera…

I'd hazard a guess that's because those conductors lead to a really good
ground.. water beneath the earth. Sort of like a giant wet ground rod. :)

Horizontal distribution feeders running from a transformer to a house, not
quite the same potential, I wouldn't think.

Wallyman






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Lightning often strikes the underground conductors connected to submersible
water pumps in wells. According to the NDSU website "Lightning hits on
wells with submersible pumps is a leading cause of pump failures. Ask a
well driller or pump installer about it.

Bill Bowser
Cincinnati

Ian McCloghrie wrote:
On Sep 3, 2008 pm wrote:

someone recently told me that underground cables (of all
sorts), get "hit"
by lightening more often because they are surrounded by
"ground"...is this
true?


AFAIK, the only thing that hits underground cables is a backhoe. :)

--Ian
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