Electrical Grounding Conductor - Bare Copper

[anbm]

1. Does the electrode bare grounding conductor need to be support at certain length?

2. Does the electrode bare grounding conductor have to run continuously or it can be jointed?

3. Do we have to identify bare grounding electrode conductor?

 

[Dennis Alwon]

1. Does the electrode bare grounding conductor need to be support at certain length?

250.64 Grounding Electrode Conductor Installation.
(B) Securing and Protection Against Physical Damage. Where exposed, a grounding electrode conductor or its enclosure shall be securely fastened to the surface on which it is carried. A 4 AWG or larger copper or aluminum grounding electrode conductor shall be protected where exposed to physical damage. A 6 AWG grounding electrode conductor that is free from exposure to physical damage shall be permitted to be run along the surface of the building construction without metal covering or protection where it is securely fastened to the construction; otherwise, it shall be in rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, rigid nonmetallic conduit, electrical metallic tubing, or cable armor. Grounding electrode conductors smaller than 6 AWG shall be in rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, rigid nonmetallic conduit, electrical metallic tubing, or cable armor.

2. Does the electrode bare grounding conductor have to run continuously or it can be jointed?

250.64(C)Continuous.
Grounding electrode conductor(s) shall be installed in one continuous length without a splice or joint except as permitted in (1) and (2):
(1) Splicing shall be permitted only by irreversible compression-type connectors listed as grounding and bonding equipment or by the exothermic welding process.
(2) Sections of busbars shall be permitted to be connected together to form a grounding electrode conductor.

3. Do we have to identify bare grounding electrode conductor?

No identification is necessary.