[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: Ground rod question



Original poster: "Malcolm Watts by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <m.j.watts-at-massey.ac.nz>

Hi Gary,
           Whichever method you use, I think it would be a good idea
to provide a means of running water into the structure to reduce
ground resistance.

Regards,
malcolm

On 28 Oct 2002, at 0:02, Tesla list wrote:

 > Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
<Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>
 >
 > I'm having some new construction done on my house adjacent to my garage
 > involving a new foundation, and this presents an opportunity to construct a
 > better RF ground system than the single 8 foot ground rod I presently use.
 > The footings are about 5 feet deep, so I was planning on having an "L"
 > shape of 1/2" copper pipe, 5 feet vertical, down to a horizontal 10 foot
 > segment laying beside the footing.  I also soldered on a 1 foot by 2 foot
 > sheet of copper roof flashing to the base of the vertical segment.
<snip>