Robert 11,

Ground Rod - How Deep ? - As Deep As You Can Get It !

Big Tough Jobs are made easier - - -
If they are done in small steps.

[ Installing a Ground Rod - One Day at a Time ! ]

1. Take a Post-Hole Digger and dig-down a foot
or two to start you Ground Rod Hole.

2. Add a Dry Mixture of 6 Oz Epson Salt and
3 Oz. Copper Sulfate to the Bottom of the Hole.
Then Wet (Soak) the earth (dirt) at the Bottom of
the Hole for a day or two to soften-up the ground.

3. Place your Ground Rod into the center of the
Bottom of the Hole and pound-away as much as
you can and then attach your Clamp and Wire.

4. Add a Dry Mixture of 6 Oz Epson Salt and
3 Oz. Copper Sulfate to the Bottom of the Hole.
Then Wet (Soak) the earth (dirt) at the Bottom of
the Hole for a day or two to soften-up the ground.

5. Come back in a day or two or may be a week and
Remove the Clamp and Wire and again pound-away
a little more. Re-Attach the Clamp and Wire.

6. Add a Dry Mixture of 6 Oz Epson Salt and
3 Oz. Copper Sulfate to the Bottom of the Hole.
Then Wet (Soak) the earth (dirt) at the Bottom of
the Hole for a day or two to soften-up the ground.

7. Come back in a day or two or may be a week and
Remove the Clamp and Wire and again pound-away
a little more. Re-Attach the Clamp and Wire.

REPEAT - The above steps as needed to get your
Ground Rod about Seven Feet (7') into the ground.

NOTE - Eventually you will have about 6" to 8" of
Ground Rod above the surface of the ground and
that is good enough.

8. Fill the Hole with a mixture of 50% of the
original soil and 50% Bentonite.

READ - Great Ground with Kitten Litter [ Bentonite ]
- by Guy Atkins on HCDX - August 10, 2000
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx...bentonite.html
Bentonite is great for getting an excellent conductive ground.
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...ba5602d962b325
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...ba8bd01a08d34d


Here are a few Ground Rod - Grounding Messages
posted here on RRS with some useful information.

* Buried Copper Wire {Flexible} Ground Rod
without a Hard Rod
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...adcbeaaded1540
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...58bdfd784856c4
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...549154294a4d9b

* Transforming your simple Ground Rod into
a Ground Anchor : Is It Worth The Work ?
- You Decide !
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...31a1a89aa89026
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...81042ec0ce78e1
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...b69b219da2de33

* Grounds & Grounding = Five Topics for your Consideration
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...59ed4e60ef8b64

* Building a Solid Copper Ground Pipe {Tube}
with an Solid Iron Core. - Also - Water Drilling
a Solid Copper Pipe for a Ground Rod.
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...60795205262938


hope this helps - iane ~ RHF
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