Buy a short extension cord. Cut the socket off. Wire the cord into a
junction box, with an electrical socket. Wire the cord to the socket,
and a jumper between neutral and ground.

Plug WH into custom made cord. Custom cord into extension cord.

Store custom cord near WH.

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The Honda EU2000i Generator does not tie the Neutral and Ground
connections
together. (View schematic he
http://www.hondapowerequipment.com/G...f/31Z07603.pdf)

If I attempt to power an A.O.Smith water heater (gas fired, but a
little
control panel to control the thermostat and power vent) with the Honda
generator, the water heater faults and will not operate. The
resulting LED
code on the water heater control pad indicates a wiring problem with
the
Neutral and Ground. Will sure - a simple circuit tester shows an
"open
ground". This is because of the Neutral and Ground being independent
from
the generator and not tied together.

What's a solution to fix this? I'd like to run the water heater from
the
generator during times of power outages. Note that I'm not hooking
this
generator up to the building's main power panel - just plain ol'
extension
cords from the generator into the house.

Thanks