Maybe this has already been addressed,correct me if I/am wrong but it is not an NEC requirement to install a grd rod @ a site lighting pole.I ask this because a G.C. is telling me he has never seen site poles done without grd rods @ the poles.I told him this is required when designed or shown as a detail, not an NEC requirement...
ground rods @ site poles
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jflynn said:
I believe one could argue that a light pole is a structure thus it needs to follow art. 250.32. Not everyone agrees with this interpretation.
Some say a Pole is a structure-- hard to argue that.
chris kennedy
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I have a bell box on a stake in my yard. Would that requi....Dennis Alwon said:
Oh forget it.
stickboy1375
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chris kennedy said:
Dont forget your disconnect either... :grin:
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RUWired said:
You are correct. I didn't have my thinking cap on tight enough.
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I was going to disagree, but I think you're right. Fortunately, you're the only one who knows, and I can delete your post to keep it that way.donw said:
Sounds like a proposal's in order.
Pierre C Belarge
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For anyone who cares, the exception is after 250.32(A).
crossman
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And, 225.32 excp 3 says that the disconnecting means for a light pole does not have to be at the pole.
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