Grounding 2 buildings from 1service

[roger]

Re: Grounding 2 buildings from 1service

Brent, I will post a primitive drawing tomorrow if Ed doesn't show up with one of his master pieces first.

I don't think you are being lazy in your research and I'll go out on a limb and say, I don't think Bob does either.

Roger

 

[iwire]

Re: Grounding 2 buildings from 1service

Originally posted by roger:
I don't think you are being lazy in your research and I'll go out on a limb and say, I don't think Bob does either.

Roger

No not at all.

 

[Ed MacLaren]

Re: Grounding 2 buildings from 1service

Hi folks,

I think this sketch illustrates the situation you are discussing.

Ed

 

[brentp]

Re: Grounding 2 buildings from 1service

Too cool!!!

Thanks guys!

Brent

 

[dereckbc]

Re: Grounding 2 buildings from 1service

Originally posted by don_resqcapt19:
How can it be safe and required on the line side and be unsafe and prohibited on the load side? Don

IMO, I think it has to do with SPG. I cannot think of too many incidents that could arrise in a residance, but in say something like a plant whre it is possible to come into contact with two pieces of equipment fed from different feeders or branch circuits, if one had load current current flowing in the EGC circuit, it is possible a hazardous difference of potential could exist.

[ May 17, 2004, 10:51 PM: Message edited by: dereckbc ]

 

[don_resqcapt19]

Re: Grounding 2 buildings from 1service

Dereck,
It happens every day to people working on water pipes. We are also talking about second buildings. The problem at a remote building would be the same as at a single building.
Don