Two or more rods
- Thread starter easymoney
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- Massachusetts
Either way can meet code.
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
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- Retired Electrical Contractor
IMO, it is easier to come out once and run the conductor long enough to loop to each rod. You can go to one rod then use a bonding jumper to the next rod but that uses 3 clamps and more room for error.
But as Bob said either way will work.
boboelectric
Senior Member
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- Eighty Four,Pa.15330
We are required by the power company to run a continuese ground conductor from rod #1 to rod#2.
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- Massachusetts
Is that written in their terms of service or just what they expect?
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- New Jersey
- Occupation
- Journeyman Electrician
Seems rather silly since the NEC does not require it. Here's one way to do it:
LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
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- Henrico County, VA
- Occupation
- Electrical Contractor
Bobo's method does save one clamp (and about 2" of wire), though.
I once ran the #6 wire from rod to disco to disco to rod on a 320/400a.
I once ran the #6 wire from rod to disco to disco to rod on a 320/400a.
LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
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- Henrico County, VA
- Occupation
- Electrical Contractor
Do they let you land the GEC in the meter? Ours doesn't.
K8MHZ
Senior Member
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- Electrician
Do they let you land the GEC in the meter? Ours doesn't.
Same here. Consumer's Energy.
boboelectric
Senior Member
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- Eighty Four,Pa.15330
The inspector,here does service inspections by the power company's book.
Their drawings show 1 #6 egc,through 2 rods,continoues
Still no conecction to meter,"not accesable" Defeating the purpose of grounding/bonding.
Their drawings show 1 #6 egc,through 2 rods,continoues
Still no conecction to meter,"not accesable" Defeating the purpose of grounding/bonding.
boboelectric
Senior Member
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- Eighty Four,Pa.15330
I just look at ground rods as lightning safeguards.
If you have a strike, it travels to the panel bond,then to the e,g.c. to the rod set.outside,again.
Rather than the meter bonded to the neutral,egc to rods.More direct. Why make lightning come into your service?
If you have a strike, it travels to the panel bond,then to the e,g.c. to the rod set.outside,again.
Rather than the meter bonded to the neutral,egc to rods.More direct. Why make lightning come into your service?
I'm not quite sure what you are saying but, I agree the meter is the best location to land the GEC and bond to the neutral and here in the deep south it is the way we do it many times.
My question was, how does anyone figure the meter can is inaccessible and even if it were, how does that defeat the purpose of grounding.
Roger
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