Install Ground Rods and Grounding System

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MASTER ELECTRICIAN DAD TEACHES HIS SON A 200 AMP SERVICE!

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What happens here

For a new 200 Amp service, two grounding rods must be installed, spaced at least 6 feet apart, according to electrical codes. The electrician uses a Milwaukee rotary hammer drill with a ground rod bit attachment to drive the copper-clad steel ground rods into the earth. Ear protection is essential due to the loud noise. Once installed, the ground rods are connected to the electrical system via a #6 ground wire and an intersystem bonding device (Eaton brand shown) attached to the house's service entrance conduit. The ground wire is buried to protect it from damage. An acorn clamp is used to secure the ground wire to the ground rod.

Goal: Provide proper grounding for the new 200 Amp electrical service.

Tools and materials

Acorn Clamp — Securing the ground wire to the ground rod
Ear Protection — Protecting hearing from loud noise
Ground Rod Bit/Driver — Attachment for the rotary hammer drill to drive ground rods
Intersystem Bonding Device Eaton — Connecting the grounding electrode conductor to other metallic systems
Milwaukee Rotary Hammer Drill Milwaukee — Driving ground rods into the earth
#6 Ground Wire — Connecting the ground rods to the main electrical service
Copper-Clad Steel Ground Rods — Establishing an effective ground path for the electrical system

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guys more work. All right, guys. Today, we're installing ground rods. I'm going to show you guys how to install a ground rod, also known as electrode, in the fastest and easiest way possible. All right, so we're currently installing a new 200 amp service. Here are my two ground rods. It doesn't matter the color. They're all the same thing. Now I'm going to stick my rod into the ground just like this. All right, so I got my ground rod in. Here's a core drill and I got a ground rod bit on it. Make sure you use headphones and ear protection because it gets loud. Anytime you're installing a new 200 amp service, guys, you got to install two ground rods. The second ground rods needs to be 6 ft apart. If it's under 6 ft, it's going to fail inspection. All right. So, we got our ground rods installed, guys. The first ground rod right here, I put an acorn on, so it's being fed. We're burying the wire. Anytime you install a 200 amp service, you need to add an inner system bond. We have our number six ground wire going. See guys, I made a trail to the second ground rod. And boom, guys. See that? Ground rods installed. Ow. Ground rods.

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