AC Solenoid Wiring

[GThompson]

wiring diagram indicates it has a ground, is there any downside to wiring ungrounded? I harvested a cord from an old appliance but it isn’t grounded

The downside is stray electrical current not having anywhere to go. Just find a cord that has three conductors and wire it accordingly

 

[BZOFIQ]

oh my god, I didnt know ehcotech made these

 

[siggy]

wiring diagram indicates it has a ground, is there any downside to wiring ungrounded? I harvested a cord from an old appliance but it isn’t grounded

I wire valves, machine controls for a living, If it were me I would grab an old computer power cable WITH A Ground and use that.
Sorry folks but Everything gets a ground in my book! and Black and white matter! yes it will work in theory but try plugging it in a GFCI Best of luck on your project!

 

[skyrne_isk]

oh my god, I didnt know ehcotech made these

right? ordered tuesday, got here today. it’s perfect. it makes the neptune solenoid, which is pretty much the same price, look like a joke. grabbed some jg push fittings and i’m in business

 

[siggy]

I need to add some Coils like solinoids are not phase sensitive so you are right that wont matter unless it has A silver terminal (white) and a gold (BLK)

 

[skyrne_isk]

I wire valves, machine controls for a living, If it were me I would grab an old computer power cable WITH A Ground and use that.
Sorry folks but Everything gets a ground in my book! and Black and white matter! yes it will work in theory but try plugging it in a GFCI Best of luck on your project!

k. i’ll go with grounded

 

[siggy]

k. i’ll go with grounded

Good man, its there for a reason....To save your life or your little one's

 

[Sleepydoc]

If you have a properly functioning GFI outlet, it should negate the need for a ground, but I still agree with @siggy - if it were a 12V solenoid it wouldn't be as big a deal, but you're dealing with 120V AC that has much more potential to cause problems.

 

[siggy]

Thanks Doc
If you have a properly functioning GFI outlet, it should negate the need for a ground, I was referring if they wired an ac device Bass-Aack wards

 

[Sleepydoc]

Thanks Doc
If you have a properly functioning GFI outlet, it should negate the need for a ground, I was referring if they wired an ac device Bass-Aack wards

Well, we all know that everyone has properly functioning GFI's for their equipment, right?

Regardless, GFIs can be installed incorrectly and can also go bad with time. It's better to have a ground and not need it then need it and not have it!

 

[skyrne_isk]

so here’s how I wired up the AC solenoid - these DIN connectors are super cool. way better than butt connectors and the like. for anyone reading along later - white is apparently neutral and green is ground. I happen to find an old LED power cord laying around and just stripped the wire - easy.

bad news is, I tried replumbing the setup with the solenoid but without the check valve and no dice - there was all kinds of kalk in the RO reservoir. why is this? I would have though with a NC solenoid nothing could back siphon but when the pumps kicked on and the solenoid opened - a bunch of kalk from the reactor dumped into the ATO reservoir