There should be one there already

Posted by Russ57 (A) on September 26, 2008 at 13:51:00

In Reply to: Should I re-ground? posted by RickeyM on September 26, 2008 at 09:46:50:

Codes vary with time and location. Still the norm is to run a service line to your house and set a meter base. Wiring from your breaker panel connects to meter base. There should be a #8 ground, in one unbroken piece, run from your panel to meter base, to ground rod(s), to utility pipe. It gets bonded to all those locations as well as your breaker panel. Inside your panel the neutral and ground should be bonded together too.

What you don't want are a bunch of individual wires going to a bunch of different grounds all over the place. Establish one and only one ground and bond everything to it only. In my local we call for three 5/8" X 8' copper coated ground rods in a triangle pattern. I think they now want a #6 green insulated conductor.

Russ

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Topic - Should I re-ground? - RickeyM 09:46:50 09/26/08 (19)

RE: Should I re-ground? - jea48 22:04:19 09/26/08 (13)

My new house in NM has flexible plastic pipes. - Norm 06:33:46 10/04/08 (4)

RE: My new house in NM has flexible plastic pipes. - jea48 11:47:28 10/05/08 (3)

It was built in 2002. - Norm 05:42:56 10/06/08 (2)

RE: It was built in 2002. - KLS 12:39:05 10/10/08 (1)

I doubt if it can be used as a ground. nt - Norm 12:59:32 10/14/08 (0)

RE: Should I re-ground? - Slick 11:43:06 09/28/08 (5)

Nice post.... But please reread my first post before responding to this one. - jea48 22:25:12 09/28/08 (1)

RE: Nice post.... But please reread my first post before responding to this one. - Slick 04:51:24 09/29/08 (0)

Friendly counterpoint - cdb 13:47:13 09/28/08 (2)

RE: Friendly counterpoint - Slick 04:44:35 09/29/08 (1)

RE: "...our local jurisdictions require..." - cdb 19:09:07 09/29/08 (0)

RE: 2 rod electrodes - cdb 12:04:34 09/27/08 (0)

The issue of audio performance and the safety-earth impedance. - Al Sekela 11:33:04 09/27/08 (0)

There should be one there already - Russ57 13:51:00 09/26/08 (0)

Hire a qualified electrician. - Al Sekela 11:46:28 09/26/08 (3)

RE: Hire a qualified electrician. - RickeyM 20:43:31 09/26/08 (0)

RE: Hire a qualified electrician. - sailor321 13:02:56 09/26/08 (1)

RE: Hire a qualified electrician. - Melchior 11:09:07 09/27/08 (0)

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