Ainsley Whyte
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I have ground a Petroleum Tank, what is the minimum acceptable resistance readings for the grounding as per the code?
Grounding acceptable ohms readings
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zbang
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Look in the fuel and petroleum codes.
Ainsley Whyte
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- Jamaica
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You are talking The API Code?
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- New Jersey
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- Journeyman Electrician
What do you mean by ground the tank is it being connected to grounding electrode?
Ainsley Whyte
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yes, that is correct it's been connected to earth electrodes
ramsy
NoFixNoPay Electric
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- LA basin, CA
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Resistance may be zero, if fuel and petroleum codes allow bonding to the service per 514.16
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- Bremerton, Washington
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- Master Electrician
The NEC would consider this an auxiliary electrode with no minimum resistance or min GEC size.
Is this grounding for lightning protection?
Is this grounding for lightning protection?
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