Gronding at mobile home

[charlie hallatt]

On a mobile home service there is a ground rod required at the main disconnect, is there also a ground rod required at the mobile home?

 

[dillon3c]

Re: Gronding at mobile home

Charlie,
As long as the following conditions of 550.16(c) are met, then no, a driven electrode is not required for the metalic structure,but rather for service equipment itself.

 

[charlie hallatt]

Re: Gronding at mobile home

I am just trying to be sure that you would not treat the mobile home as a out building, (250.32)??

 

[dillon3c]

Re: Gronding at mobile home

charlie,Lets back up a little bit,in your first post,you said "mobile home service"...250.32,Is two or more buildings or structures supplied from a common service.I'm confused on the intent of your installation...

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Added:I had returned in searching, for this past thread..To see what my answer in reply, might have been from past..No then, No now..

*see 550.16,
dillon

[ August 20, 2005, 06:31 PM: Message edited by: dillon3c ]

 

[charlie hallatt]

Re: Gronding at mobile home

On a typical installation the service is remote from the trailer and I was just wondering if there should also be a ground rod at the trailer as it is not attached to the service and the primary purpose of a ground rod is for lightning??

 

[trip]

Re: Gronding at mobile home

Goog question Charlie, I think he me means, do you treat it as a another building or structure, as in 250.32

 

[tom baker]

Re: Gronding at mobile home

the rules for mobile homes are in Art 550 and modify the rules in 250.32, see section 90.3