ECN Forum Forums Code Related Discussion NEC & other Code issues temp pole

That would be nice but it is not possible.

If you are not actually standing in contact with the rod you will be at a different potential than the enclosure.

I hear you Roger, but my inspectors still approve one ground rod on a 400 amp residential service. I have discussed this at length with the inspection department, but the building official said " we can't just make them drive two ground rods". To which I replied "not until you start enforcing the electrical code". To them I am just a smart aleck who doesn't even come close to their knowledge of the code. The reason I was in the meeting with them in the first place was because of another of their classic quotes. "We don't recognize a foundation ground". I now tell them every chance I get that when they adopt the 2005 code they may have to recognize a foundation ground. Maybe I am a bit of a smart aleck.

The POCO says 20' pole 4 ft buried 16 above grade 12.5 ' drip loop to ground 8' customer owned and installed g- rod so I guess the others are buying the good donuts.
Progress energy is the poco.Thanks for the replies.