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Why 5 ohms ground resistance?

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tom baker

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I have a new water pumping station that specified 5 ohms ground resistance for the grounding system, with a ground ring, ground rods, and a Lyncote chemical ground rod, and a ufer ground.

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dereckbc

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Re: Why 5 ohms ground resistance?

Ok if it is specified and using all the electrodes you listed, there should not be much of a problem achieving 5 ohms. Sounds like a telephone office spec to me, at least those are methods I have used to get 5 or less. Did you mean Lyncole?

[ January 14, 2004, 04:06 PM: Message edited by: dereckbc ]
 
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