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It has also been very dry so if the rod is not deep it probably has got that issue as well.Someone has had the wisdom to bury the earth rod connection under some decking and flower bed. Meaning it’s inaccessible to check if it’s just loose, or poorly installed.
Ground is rocky as hell so going to be fun getting in some new rods to get the Ze below 200. May end up daisy chaining 3-4 rods just to get it down. But will see how it goes.
Already have the adapter and have quoted for the sacrificial bits.It has also been very dry so if the rod is not deep it probably has got that issue as well.
Might be an excuse to try one of these (and the matching SDS adaptor) to get a new rod down through rocky ground:
Earth Rod Pro Drill Bit (Pack of 1)
Allows rapid earth rod installation when used with Earth Rod Pro drivers - sold separately [1LERPD] and [1LERPM]www.cef.co.uk
Good to hear! I modified M16 stainless threaded rod with angle grinder to achieve much the same before.Already have the adapter and have quoted for the sacrificial bits.
Used them before and they are very good.
If you can get two coupled and driven in to 2.4m depth hopefully enough damp down there for a decent reading. Beware if heavy rain soon as it could mask how dry it is capable of getting in that area.I’m guessing they have only used 1 rod as I can usually get the reading somewhere around 50ohms if I use two 16mm rods.
Credit where it is due at least the board has been done neatlyClassic stuff though meter tails must run 10 meters through the house, 100A isolator at the mains, and a BG dual RCD board in a house finished 4months ago....
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Well speaking to the site manager he said the tails go up the wall behind a steel plate then over 5cm from the top and bottom of the joists which they are as I saw them when doing the downlightsSo....
How would we code 10+Mtrs of tails snaking through the fabric of the building ?
Is the plate earthed ?Well speaking to the site manager he said the tails go up the wall behind a steel plate then over 5cm from the top and bottom of the joists which they are as I saw them when doing the downlights
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