Should a stove be grounded???

[MacPB]

With at least 3' of prefab metal chimney sticking out of roof, should it be grounded in case of lightning storm?

 

[madrone]

Wow, something that never occurred to me. I don't think the ground on the blower would handle that...

 

[Techstuf]

I personally never ground my stove unless it's behavior really warrants such an escalated level of punishment.


Get it?


PUNishment!


Ok, that was really bad.



TS

 

[Techstuf]

In all seriousness, I'd go with lighting rods at the sides of the roof that extend higher than the chimney. If your chimney is the highest point in your general area, I'd consider a couple rods, but NEVER ground the stove.



TS

 

[MacPB]

TS, what do you think would happen if you did not ground it and your chimney is struck? Could it start a fire within the house. It's probably a "one-in-a-million-chance" but I live in an area with intense spring/summer storms.

Thanks

 

[savageactor7]

hummmm I get a shock every time I touch my stove...anyone think if I wired a leg off to a water pipe it would stop the shocking?

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Never have I heard of a problem in this area.

 

[LLigetfa]

It's probably a "one-in-a-million-chance"...

A friend's neighbor had his chimney blown to smithereens by lightning. Guess he should have bought a lottery ticket.

 

[savageactor7]

hummmm I get a shock every time I touch my stove...anyone think if I wired a leg off to a water pipe it would stop the shocking?

i think you'd get more/stonger shocks. you're carrying static electricity which discharges into stove.

well then that's out...just say'en we have a blower plugged into a grounded socket, shouldn't that ground the stove/chimney?

 

[BJ64]

well then that's out...just say'en we have a blower plugged into a grounded socket, shouldn't that ground the stove/chimney?

I have no idea.

I can just see myself coming in trying start a fire and watch it self ignite!

 

[Der Fuirmeister]

hummmm I get a shock every time I touch my stove...anyone think if I wired a leg off to a water pipe it would stop the shocking?

i think you'd get more/stonger shocks. you're carrying static electricity which discharges into stove.

well then that's out...just say'en we have a blower plugged into a grounded socket, shouldn't that ground the stove/chimney?

Yes it would if your recept. is properly wired and the connection at the stove is good. You can check those with a $5 tester. Poor connections cause 95% of all electrical wiring problems.

None of this will protect from lightning though, just the 120v shocks you're probably getting. I've been an electrician for over 30 years and responded to many calls from customers who were wacked by lightning. One of those took out $100,000 in VFDs, motor starters, transformers and motors at a facility that was very well protected. Nothing will stop lightning.

 

[Techstuf]

what do you think would happen if you did not ground it and your chimney is struck? Could it start a fire within the house. It’s probably a “one-in-a-million-chance” but I live in an area with intense spring/summer storms.

Thanks

I'd quit playing the lightning lottery. Remember, they call them lightning rods for a reason.



TS



P.S. I thought my joke was rather punny.

 

[Highbeam]

In mobile homes I believe you are required to ground the stove. Also to bolt it down.

I didn't ground my stove but was being shocked by the static build up when I touched my stove. Now I simply touch the hearth and get no shock when I touch the stove. Maybe the stove is building up a charge that is grounding through the man touching it rather than the man building up a charge and giving it to the stove. Grounding the stove has a risk of becoming a lightning rod.

I wouldn't worry about lightening as much as the static voltage building up by that metal chimney hanging out in the air way up high. Remember the guy with metal kite wire? There's voltage way up high.

Very interesting thread.

 

[savageactor7]

^Why hell that's easy enough to try...I'm gonna try it right now, thanks Highbeam.

Edit No luck...still getting shocked.

 

[Der Fuirmeister]

^Why hell that's easy enough to try...I'm gonna try it right now, thanks Highbeam.

You mean flying a kite with a wire???

 

[WhatIsChazaq]

I contacted a local installer that told me I'd have to ground my stove to the mobile home frame. Did that yesterday.

Now you guys have me concerned I've just created a lightening rod to blow my VC Encore and venting to pieces.

O bother.