You're right about using a hammer on a ground rod. Me and a friend had to drive three of them for a commercial building, 8 feet apart. As soon as the end of that rod hit the hard pan, about 4 ft down, that was all she wrote. There's a provision in our code in California where we can lay them sideways, just so long as the 8 ft length is in the ground.
Why couldn't I understand this process until I watched this video is beyond me maybe it's the way the information is explained could be sound of his voice I don't know but good looking out boss
Hey man, thanks for the info. Just put one in, i used my pressure washer to bore out the hole, and user my hammer drill, occasionally adding more water jetting. Was gonna say, you get one stuck, that might be a better option than the excavator. But cool non the less.
Now a retired sparky but always felt that a single or even two ground rods are useless especially if outdoors during freezing weather. A few times tried to illuminate a100 watt lamp using a ground rod for the grounding conductor. Looked like a very fim flashlight bulb. Mike Holt drove twenty feet of ground rod ( two 10' rods secured together ) into huge back yard and still had over 250 ohms to ground. Like lip stick on a pig. Nothing beats a copper water pipe service along with a steel gas service and cast iron soil pipe for a low impedance ground path.
...and the boss's son (who has never worked outside one day in his life) wants to know why it took you more than an hour to install just two ground rods. Resist the urge to hammer HIM into the ground.
@Askmediy is connecting from a water line outside. straight to the ground rods an adequate way to bond the water? since the rod wire goes straight to main panel ground lug
You're right. It takes a special instrument to measure the maximum of 25 ohms to the earth with one rod. When you use 2 rods you do not have to prove the 25 ohm resistance. In addition now you have provided primary and supplemental ground bond as required by code.
I have no idea how to do anything in this video but I’m trying to learn or at the very least get an idea of wtheck to look for when I finally buy my own home but I had to leave a comment to let you know you are entertaining as heck to watch lol You need your own show! I’m otw to binge watch your channel. Thank you.
NEC states that if a single ground rod has less then 25 Ohms to ground d a second rod is not required. A regular VOM multimeter can not read ground rod resistance. Need a maybe $400 special meter to read it. Never saw a small electrical contractor own one of these meters. Mike Holt had to screw together a 40' long ground rod to finally obtain less then 25 ohms.
Hey my friend a customer of mine has an underground manhole looking cover water meter. I did not open it up yet I don't even know if I'm allowed to open it up but would I have to bond it in there as well? I am used to water meters being in the basement and bonding one before the water meter and another after. This is new to me how it's underground with a manhole looking cover above. Have you ever ran into one of these before? And if so can you give me any helpful tips? Thank you
If you have and can prove that you have at least 10' of metal water pipe from the water utility or well or whatever from the water in side of your pressure reducing regulator in contact with the earth you only need 1 ground rod as your supplemental grounding electrode. Better yet if you can get to exposed rebar in the footing you do not need a supplemental grounding electrode.
Thanks. I am doing replace whole pipes under my house to pex plastic stuff.. Do I still need the ground rod? still joints and taps are metal so do I still need it?
With that new meter base why didnt you use a meter base main breaker to provide overcurrent orotection for your service entrance conductors and a disconnect for emergency services.
I saw after you put the ride down. You should’ve put the ring inside and tape it to a certain point and you had a hard time putting that thing inside but you got it in next time. You gotta use your head, slide it in and then hammer down.
Dom. I just had my service panel upgraded and the electricians used the two grounding rods bonded to the cold water pipe as required. Unfortunately, they ran the grounding wire down the side of my house and grounded it to a water bib. I am sure it will pass inspection but I think it looks tacky like that. I don't know why they did not run the grounding wire back through the wall and attach it to the water pipes under the house where they would be out of sight. I don't plan to complain but I am thinking about moving the cables myself after the inspection is complete. My question is, can I safely mess with the grounding cables on live panel? Unless there were an unexpected surge on the system I cannot imagine that being dangerous to do but I will let you tell me since you are the expert.
Shouldn't you have contacted a company called "Call Before You Dig" when you were driving in your ground rods? There could have been gas lines or water lines Etc. that you could have punctured through with your ground rods. You took a big chance could have been extremely catastrophic for you and the property.
@@TerryRGraham and maybe he didn't? Even if he did he would have told us in the video because it's a matter of life and death if you drill through a gas line with a ground rod. So even if he did he failed to announce this to the viewers
@@theseattlegreen1871 Well, he isn't running a certified school. It wouldn't hurt to mention it, but folks can't expect a complete education from a free UA-cam video. He didn't tell you not to touch a hot wire with your foot in the ground either.
Just listening to you makes me feel like I’m back home with the famiglia . 11:35 , “I’m gonna get my tool” . Love this .
The one video that showed me exactly what I needed to see...how that wire slips through that acorn to the second ground. Thanks for your wisdom
Dom. Still doing great work while teaching. This is an OG content creator. Much Appreciated
Geeeee, I just noticed I never replied. Thank you very much
Good stuff, I just started as an apprentice and this gave me some extra insight to the first job I helped on
Always my pleasure.
You're right about using a hammer on a ground rod. Me and a friend had to drive three of them for a commercial building, 8 feet apart.
As soon as the end of that rod hit the hard pan, about 4 ft down, that was all she wrote.
There's a provision in our code in California where we can lay them sideways, just so long as the 8 ft length is in the ground.
Why couldn't I understand this process until I watched this video is beyond me maybe it's the way the information is explained could be sound of his voice I don't know but good looking out boss
I teach in my videos like I do to someone in the field. Thank you so much.
I learn something new every time watching you. Uncle Dom with the knowledge.
Thanks buddy.
Hey man, thanks for the info. Just put one in, i used my pressure washer to bore out the hole, and user my hammer drill, occasionally adding more water jetting. Was gonna say, you get one stuck, that might be a better option than the excavator. But cool non the less.
Now a retired sparky but always felt that a single or even two ground rods are useless especially if outdoors during freezing weather. A few times tried to illuminate a100 watt lamp using a ground rod for the grounding conductor. Looked like a very fim flashlight bulb. Mike Holt drove twenty feet of ground rod ( two 10' rods secured together ) into huge back yard and still had over 250 ohms to ground. Like lip stick on a pig. Nothing beats a copper water pipe service along with a steel gas service and cast iron soil pipe for a low impedance ground path.
Building codes vary throughout the country ijs.😊
...and the boss's son (who has never worked outside one day in his life) wants to know why it took you more than an hour to install just two ground rods. Resist the urge to hammer HIM into the ground.
Always informative and entertaining. Thank you for sharing. Blessings to all.
Thank you so much.
@Askmediy is connecting from a water line outside. straight to the ground rods an adequate way to bond the water? since the rod wire goes straight to main panel ground lug
You're right. It takes a special instrument to measure the maximum of 25 ohms to the earth with one rod. When you use 2 rods you do not have to prove the 25 ohm resistance. In addition now you have provided primary and supplemental ground bond as required by code.
Where do you ground the cold water when there's all plastic plumbing ?
I have no idea how to do anything in this video but I’m trying to learn or at the very least get an idea of wtheck to look for when I finally buy my own home but I had to leave a comment to let you know you are entertaining as heck to watch lol You need your own show! I’m otw to binge watch your channel. Thank you.
Thank you very much, always my pleasure.
NEC states that if a single ground rod has less then 25 Ohms to ground d a second rod is not required. A regular VOM multimeter can not read ground rod resistance. Need a maybe $400 special meter to read it. Never saw a small electrical contractor own one of these meters. Mike Holt had to screw together a 40' long ground rod to finally obtain less then 25 ohms.
You should have tried to pound that stuck rod in with the bucket rather than pulling it out with the bucket but good job!
"Let me go get my tool"
Hey my friend a customer of mine has an underground manhole looking cover water meter. I did not open it up yet I don't even know if I'm allowed to open it up but would I have to bond it in there as well? I am used to water meters being in the basement and bonding one before the water meter and another after. This is new to me how it's underground with a manhole looking cover above.
Have you ever ran into one of these before? And if so can you give me any helpful tips? Thank you
enjoy your vedio. you cool cat.
That offset on the 2 inch looks great
Thank you
If you wet the ground and put the rod in a little pull it out put water in the hole over and over it will drill itself!
If you have and can prove that you have at least 10' of metal water pipe from the water utility or well or whatever from the water in side of your pressure reducing regulator in contact with the earth you only need 1 ground rod as your supplemental grounding electrode. Better yet if you can get to exposed rebar in the footing you do not need a supplemental grounding electrode.
Thanks. I am doing replace whole pipes under my house to pex plastic stuff.. Do I still need the ground rod? still joints and taps are metal so do I still need it?
Keep in mind when you ground to a water line you may have trouble with electrolysis.
With that new meter base why didnt you use a meter base main breaker to provide overcurrent orotection for your service entrance conductors and a disconnect for emergency services.
I saw after you put the ride down. You should’ve put the ring inside and tape it to a certain point and you had a hard time putting that thing inside but you got it in next time. You gotta use your head, slide it in and then hammer down.
Great video and commentary!
5:10 that was funny!
11:25, I've been looking for that tool on all local electronics store but can't find one.😆
You have to find a hardware store that rents tools, hammerdrills!
Dom. I just had my service panel upgraded and the electricians used the two grounding rods bonded to the cold water pipe as required. Unfortunately, they ran the grounding wire down the side of my house and grounded it to a water bib. I am sure it will pass inspection but I think it looks tacky like that. I don't know why they did not run the grounding wire back through the wall and attach it to the water pipes under the house where they would be out of sight. I don't plan to complain but I am thinking about moving the cables myself after the inspection is complete. My question is, can I safely mess with the grounding cables on live panel? Unless there were an unexpected surge on the system I cannot imagine that being dangerous to do but I will let you tell me since you are the expert.
Oh yeah, do it just not during a lightning storm ok.
Need a metal detector to find old coins!🤣🤣🤣
Shouldn't you have contacted a company called "Call Before You Dig" when you were driving in your ground rods? There could have been gas lines or water lines Etc. that you could have punctured through with your ground rods. You took a big chance could have been extremely catastrophic for you and the property.
Maybe he did.
@@TerryRGraham and maybe he didn't? Even if he did he would have told us in the video because it's a matter of life and death if you drill through a gas line with a ground rod. So even if he did he failed to announce this to the viewers
@@theseattlegreen1871 Well, he isn't running a certified school. It wouldn't hurt to mention it, but folks can't expect a complete education from a free UA-cam video. He didn't tell you not to touch a hot wire with your foot in the ground either.
Time for the pounder
"maybe you want that" ??? LMAO!!
"MAY BE YOU WANT THAT" LOL
i work for the water department and man ive been zapped many times making a repair on the service outside lol not nice
WOW no kidding,
Does there have to be a minimum distance between electrodes and if so why is that?
6 feet apart
Thank you for sharing
thank you Sr. great video
Good show
I knew you were gonna use the mini lol.
Did you, yeah it was really stuck lol
Thankyou for explanation
Anytime, thank you.
How far does the grounding rod have to go into a ground?
At least 7 feet of it. Don’t cheat
What brand panel is the new one ?
It's a GE
Need to get together with @scottykilmer for an all-star video
on automotive wiring 😁
NOT "bounding", but "bonding".
Cam I ground to copper rod directly to a gas line
Not sure what you really mean?
Great video thank you.
Thank you
Is the lug rated for (2) #4 on the ground bar ?
It looks like a Siemens panel and they do allow 2 on the lug.
Bounding? What the hell. Maybe you meant bonding?
Very informative, you can tell you know what the hell you’re doing
Thank you so much. Yeah my son the union electrician makes sure I word everything correctly lol