Chugmaster
Well-Known Member
I haven't been able to find a definitive answer to this question yet.
I would like to run a 120v element for my HLT and a 240v element for my boil kettle at the same time. To accomplish this, my plan is to run a 120v supply and a 240v supply into one control panel, though keep them completely separate, except for the grounding.
Has anyone else done this? Would this cause any problems? Should both power systems be grounded together? I'm concerned that if the grounds and hooked togther and a 30amp fault occurs on the panel, that the current could run down the 14AWG ground. Or would a fault run simultaneously down both the 10AWG and 14AWG grounds?
Any electrical engineers or electricians care to bite?
Thanks.
I would like to run a 120v element for my HLT and a 240v element for my boil kettle at the same time. To accomplish this, my plan is to run a 120v supply and a 240v supply into one control panel, though keep them completely separate, except for the grounding.
Has anyone else done this? Would this cause any problems? Should both power systems be grounded together? I'm concerned that if the grounds and hooked togther and a 30amp fault occurs on the panel, that the current could run down the 14AWG ground. Or would a fault run simultaneously down both the 10AWG and 14AWG grounds?
Any electrical engineers or electricians care to bite?
Thanks.