I am looking retrofit job on a concrete floating dock system. The engineer is asking that a stainless steel ground rods be used at each individual pedestal. He envisions the ground rod field bent (is that ok) and that they are partialy submerged in the salt water. I view this as a potential problem with stray voltages being capable of being carried all over the harbor now. I guess I shouldnt worry too much about the engineering aspect and just bid what is presented, but I would hate to have someone get hurt beacause of my installation. (see attached pic)
A couple more questions:
Should I also inquire about the POCO using an isolation transformer?
Is type W ok for submersion?
What are the best/quickest mechanical splices rated for submersion?
Are sub-panels ok to be on a floating dock?
The last two panels I installed had GFCI monitoring at the panels. Is this a requirement or just something that is a good idea?
Thanks in advance
A couple more questions:
Should I also inquire about the POCO using an isolation transformer?
Is type W ok for submersion?
What are the best/quickest mechanical splices rated for submersion?
Are sub-panels ok to be on a floating dock?
The last two panels I installed had GFCI monitoring at the panels. Is this a requirement or just something that is a good idea?
Thanks in advance
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