[HCARC] Ground Rod Installation

Gary and Arlene Johnson qltfnish at omniglobal.net
Thu Sep 26 14:56:49 EDT 2013


Found some interesting info that may be of help in the Texas Hill Country.  When you read about using a copper water pipe as a ground rod, remember I have a BIG ROTARY HAMMER DRILL which has a 36 inch long 3/4" diameter drill which will drill down in the ground over 4 feet depending on how deep a starter hole you can dig.  That gets the pipe down in the neighborhood of 4-5 feet which the author says is the most important depth.  The copper pipe is filled with rock salt and has holes drilled about every 6 inches to let the salt leach out into the soil.  Refill the pipe/pipes every 6 months or so.

http://k9sth.com/uploads/R.F._Grounding_primer_2.pdf

Gary J
N5BAA
HCARC Secretary 2013






 

Gary J
N5BAA
HCARC Secretary 2013


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