[Elecraft] Grounds... I know, I know... its a Dead issue BUT... (no Pun)

[Clyde Washburn]

According to the NEC a buried pipe with corrosion protection over 8ft long is an acceptable grounding electrode, with a listed
hierarchy of preference for different types of pipes.  Metallic water pipes are 1st on the list.  Normally other pipes are used only
when the water pipe is non-metallic.

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Clyde Washburn, K2UE
82 Lasalle Pkwy
Victor, NY 14564-9610
585-317-7006
k2ue at rochester.rr.com


-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Phil Townsend
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 11:44 AM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: [Elecraft] Grounds... I know, I know... its a Dead issue BUT... (no Pun)

I really hate to bring it up again... But hear me out:

My A/C service entrance does not have a ground rod.
My house was built about 25 years ago.'
I pulled the service front panel and found the following:
All the grounds and neutrals are bonded to the metal chassis as they are supposed to be.
But there is no wire for a connection to a ground ROD!
It looks like they used a solid metal pipe that houses the big A/C wire inside of this pipe.
This pipe IS connected to the service entrance by some metal gland nuts.
The 2 1/2" pipe goes outside of the house and is buried underground. It goes off to a transformer that is about 100 yards away.
So my question: 
IS this pipe MY Ground rod?


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