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Re: Connecting two ground rods

#48007 02/01/05 09:30 PM

Joined: Sep 2001

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You must have real good soil conductivity to get below 25 ohms with one rod.

I generally just run a continuous GEC from the panel, to one rod, then to the next rod.Leave the wire on the surface, and bury it in a shallow trench after inspection....

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Connecting two ground rods	eswets	02/02/05 01:19 AM
Re: Connecting two ground rods	NJwirenut	02/02/05 01:30 AM
Re: Connecting two ground rods	renosteinke	02/02/05 01:31 AM
Re: Connecting two ground rods	richard	02/02/05 02:27 AM
Re: Connecting two ground rods	Electricmanscott	02/02/05 02:44 AM
Re: Connecting two ground rods	resqcapt19	02/02/05 01:07 PM
Re: Connecting two ground rods	Belgariad	02/02/05 08:53 PM
Re: Connecting two ground rods	Trumpy	02/02/05 08:54 PM
Re: Connecting two ground rods	detubbs	02/02/05 10:46 PM
Re: Connecting two ground rods	luckyshadow	02/02/05 11:47 PM
Re: Connecting two ground rods	cavo148	02/02/05 11:57 PM
Re: Connecting two ground rods	cpal	02/03/05 12:01 AM
Re: Connecting two ground rods	cajun_1	02/03/05 02:34 AM

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