Re: [tlug] Uninterrupted power supply unit recommendations

[Edward Middleton <edward.middleton@example.com>]

On 09/01/2010 02:38 AM, Joe Larabell wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 1 Sep 2010, Kalin KOZHUHAROV wrote:
> 
>> ... Get a long 3 prong
>> extension cord that comes with a 2 prong male + green wire, add the
>> surge protector and plug all your machines there.

> Now... that said... who knows how long the ground wire is from that outlet 
> to the actual ground or what guage it uses. Where exactly are your 
> machines? If they're on the 1st floor, can't you just buy a copper ground 
> rod, pound it into the ground, and run a heavy guage bare wire to one of 
> those 3-prong adapters that provides you with a ground terminal? You only 
> need to find a good ground. There's nothing that says it *has* to be the 
> same ground that your washer or air conditioner uses.

The standard thing with dishwashers and washing machines is to use the
copper water pipe as the ground.  The theory being that it should be
properly grounded.  I don't know how reliable this actually is.

Edward