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Replacing main ground rods hallerb@aol.com 11-27-2006
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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on November 27, 2006, 7:46 pm


Were removing a planter alongside my buddes home to widen his driveway.

His ground rods are in the planter. I think we should replace them to a
offset in the driveway. The home narrows a bit partway back.

Ny friend wants to either drive them deeper or pull them out and move
them.

he is cheap:(

Where does one buy that groundrod driver that fits in a hammer drill??
many electrical supply houses have closed around here and the home
depot person had no idea what I was talking about.

The existing ground is a single ground rod whats the current code?


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Posted by RBM on November 27, 2006, 7:53 pm


2-eight foot rods, six feet apart or prove the ground resistance. Why not
drive the one in deep?
> Were removing a planter alongside my buddes home to widen his driveway.
>
> His ground rods are in the planter. I think we should replace them to a
> offset in the driveway. The home narrows a bit partway back.
>
> Ny friend wants to either drive them deeper or pull them out and move
> them.
>
> he is cheap:(
>
> Where does one buy that groundrod driver that fits in a hammer drill??
> many electrical supply houses have closed around here and the home
> depot person had no idea what I was talking about.
>
> The existing ground is a single ground rod whats the current code?
>



Posted by hallerb@aol.com on November 27, 2006, 8:45 pm



RBM (remove this) wrote:
> 2-eight foot rods, six feet apart or prove the ground resistance. Why not
> drive the one in deep?

groundrods would be driven over by vehicles and ground wire too short
anyway. wire woulld likely get short as rod is driven deeper.

my friend wants to pull the rod, its rustry and has anyone ever pulled
one out?


Posted by Pete C. on November 27, 2006, 9:23 pm


"hallerb@aol.com" wrote:
>
> RBM (remove this) wrote:
> > 2-eight foot rods, six feet apart or prove the ground resistance. Why not
> > drive the one in deep?
>
> groundrods would be driven over by vehicles and ground wire too short
> anyway. wire woulld likely get short as rod is driven deeper.
>
> my friend wants to pull the rod, its rustry and has anyone ever pulled
> one out?

Don't try to pull it, just trash it. It's deteriorated and won't survive
re-driving somewhere else.

Buy two new ground rods to locate 6' (or more) apart as noted in another
post. Also purchase enough wire of the appropriate gauge to wire the new
rods contiguously back to the main panel. Splices are not allowed in the
ground rod connection.

For driving the rods, look to Home Depot's tool rental for a goof Hilti
rotary hammer. Since the bozos at HD won't know what a ground rod driver
is, call the local Hilti branch and they will in all probability loan
you one to go with the drill.

Pete C.

Posted by Bob on November 28, 2006, 7:59 am



2-eight foot rods, six feet apart or prove the ground resistance. Why not
drive the one in deep?
___________________________________________________________
Two is, or should be, an absolute NO NO.
You can get ground current between the two.
___________________________________________________________



> Were removing a planter alongside my buddes home to widen his driveway.
>
> His ground rods are in the planter. I think we should replace them to a
> offset in the driveway. The home narrows a bit partway back.
>
> Ny friend wants to either drive them deeper or pull them out and move
> them.
>
> he is cheap:(
>
> Where does one buy that groundrod driver that fits in a hammer drill??
> many electrical supply houses have closed around here and the home
> depot person had no idea what I was talking about.
>
> The existing ground is a single ground rod whats the current code?
>




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