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09-05-2007, 10:21 PM
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$500.00 ground rod
Just received my news letter from the NC Elect. contractors board yesterday and noticed that they had fined several contractors $ 500.00 and a reprimand for using a 4 ft ground rod for temp services. Spend $500.00 to save $8.00 now thats good business sense.
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09-05-2007, 10:35 PM
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I think it amazing that certain soil types will permit you to retrieve a ground rod of any length. It can sometimes take me an hour to get a rod in. It normally takes a backhoe to get them out, if you feel the neet to pull your temp rods. I never even try to pull them. Just collect the pole and move on.
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09-05-2007, 11:16 PM
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09-06-2007, 08:46 AM
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If I can put a ground rod in by hand, I'll try to take it out when I pull the temp. But if I gotta get my Hilti 905 out to drive it, it's not worth the time to try to pull it back out.
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09-06-2007, 10:25 AM
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I have done insepctions where I began pulling the ground rod up rather simply, and thought it was a four foot rod...only to find out that it is 8! Then I have to redrive it for being wrong :(.
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09-06-2007, 12:42 PM
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Interesting how many ground rod violations were in this newsletter. Must be the latest inspection department topic.
Ryan I take it there is no way to check the length without pulling it? Maybe an ultrasound? Last edited by SmithBuilt; 09-06-2007 at 12:46 PM. |
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09-06-2007, 01:10 PM
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About 25 years ago I put 7' of an 8' long GR in and hit solid rock. Finally after an hour of pounding with a sledge hammer I cut off about 6" and pounded some more. The POCO guy told me I only a 7' GR and refused to put the meter in. He didn't pull it, how did he know? I drove another in right beside it that I slightly bent so it would curve at the rock. Same guy came back and he put the meter in....
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10-04-2007, 04:46 PM
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This marking is ONLY on the top 12" of the rod. While this does not stop a contractor from cutting the rod, only the top piece will have the UL stamp on it. So by visual inspection, you would be able to verify that the rod meets the UL standard, and that it is the TOP of a rod. While this does not PREVENT anybody from cutting a rod, it does make it impossible to make an installation look like it should (by NOT having the UL stamp and info within the top 12" of the rod). If ALL inspectors follow this guideline, then any pieces cut would be rendered useless, and could help eliminate this problem. This is probably the best/fastest way to ensure the installation meets code visually.
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