yes, it needs to be isolated from ground - that's some PO's makeshift repair for the correct isolator piece, there's originally a square-ish hard rubber plug in that hole with a built in stud that's threaded on both sides of the case - sort of shown in the manual - I don't think any vendor offers the terminal, but you should try to find one

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics