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Ungrounded system

ICE

ICE

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Ungrounded residential. Just inside the wall, there is a receptacle. This ground rod serves that receptacle and only that receptacle. The owner has a big screen TV plugged into that receptacle. The owner wanted to play it safe and not risk frying the big screen and he thought a ground rod was the ticket.

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Msradell said:
Well at least he did something! Any bets on how far into the ground the stake is?
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Ya I've got to give him credit for thinking. As far as the depth goes, it's probably deep enough that a lightning strike in the neighborhood will fry his big screen.
 
Msradell said:
Any bets on how far into the ground the stake is?
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Assume 10 ft rod two feet above, 8 ft into the ground ?...

Assume 7 ft rod two feet above, 5 ft into the ground ?...
 
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