[Lowfer] Pounding in a ground rod - NOT FUN

[Mike-WE0H]

That water pipe digging is kind of fun. Around here it is playbox sand 
and that water pipe goes into the ground fast...

Mike
WE0H
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Paul D wrote:
> A quick way to get a rod into the ground is to drill it with a water 
> drill. Take a section of 1/2 copper pipe and slip a cut off garden hose 
> over it and use water pressure to drill the ground. I used this method 
> to put my grounds in. I also used the water drill to run under my side 
> walk at the back of the house to run #8 three wire romex (burrial 
> rated) out to my wood shop. If you encounter a rock pull it up and move 
> over. You can either leave the copper pipe in the ground or pull it out 
> and replace it with a ground rod. 
>
> Codes here require 8ft grounds at the service entrance. I suspect most 
> were driven down and sawed off. Ground here is clay down three feet 
> then shale. I bought an 8ft ground rod and sawed it in half and have 
> two grounds about 3feet apart at the base of my verticle. 
>
> Another option is to catch a mole, tie a spool of wire to his hind leg 
> and let him pull it underground. But watch out for PETA and SPCA. 
>
> Paul