Grounding Systems

[@izzythetacoreportergarcia6519]

Enjoyed the video, I also appreciated the other guys consideration.. It is rare these days to have a tradesmen think of the next guy that is going to work on a system.. Thank you!

[@elvinpena8788]

The right tools for the right jobs are useless without the right craftsmen that know how to use them! Well done!

[@xevierred6330]

Grounding is so critical in the event of a fault or lightning. Good video.

[@erikbruus]

Thanks for the good video. it tells me that low resistance grounding is not as easy as i thought.

[@jamesleem.d.7442]

This is a beauty of a video ! 60-foot ground rod !!! Wow !!!!!!!!!!!

[@fasnuf]

That's some sandy soil right there

[@sokkimsan579]

thank you for the best video of making grounding system

[@ariellee8177]

Would like to be a part of this in my neighborhood.

[@reallybadaim118]

Very interesting video.

[@jenjerx]

Thanks for sharing very informative, and well executed as you say with the right equipment.

[@runbou3485]

អរគុណបងThank👏

[@commonsensecatholics]

hope he gets all the utilities marked out prior to doing this. I've seen gas services/mains, run right along side poles. Looks like a great job to have.

[@JasonGivens13]

He said that he was adding to the existing ground rod

[@abelincolnparth]

My daughter almost got killed by an inside water pipe that threw and electric arc to her head, without even touching it, could this be from the transmission side of the line?

[@yootthanamahunee3208]

เยี่ยมมาก very good.

[@GEMINIBD]

it a good thing that while he was pushing the rod deeper. he did not hit any solid rock.

[@diego39074]

Excuse my ignorance, but I thought the grounding rod for a house needed was only 8 feet. Why did you put 60 feet? Thanks for your help.

[@ClayElectricCoop]

+diego39074  Clay Electric requires 5 ohms or less of resistance to ground. Electricity follows the path of lest resistance, therefor high voltage from a lighting strike in the area should go to ground before entering the home. Substation ground should take care of most cases but keep in mind, lighting is unpredictable.

[@diego39074]

Thanks for the response! great video.

[@venkatapathiraju3388]

instead of going 60ft ,why don't we connect number of small rod in parallel to get required resistance?

[@ClayElectricCoop]

+venkatapathi raju Thank you for your comment. That would work as far as resistance is concerned but it would take moving the vehicle many time and may still not reach the required resistance with 5 rods driven in parallel. Also it’s important to keep grounding rods located next to the power pole in only one location. Line crews know the rods will be in one location within a certain distance of power poles when they preform maintenance. Also it’s faster to drive grounding rods in one location rather that moving vehicle around and having to cad weld 3 or 6 rods for connectivity. Please keep in mind that less movement of vehicles on private property means less incidents. Safety is our top priority. .

[@wb5mgr]

venkatapathi raju keep in mind, in the US power companies must operate within the public right of way or on utility easements. When installing a distributed ground system it takes a great deal of land , ( something like this can be accomplished at a substation where the utility company owns an adequate amount of property) but it would be difficult on a right of way next to private homes where they basically don’t own any property and are just operating on a small easement. It would also necessitate using much larger conductors in order to keep a low impedance path between the rods back to the system.

[@kathleenwalton3311]

what is the cost of this if you don't mind me asking

[@ClayElectricCoop]

This is a free service Clay Electric provides if you've had lighting strikes in the area that may have caused a surged into your home. If this is the case call Clay Electric and tell the Member Service Rep of your problem.

[@ClayElectricCoop]

This is a free service to our members.

[@louieangelocollera5793]

do you ground all your poles in your network? and do you practice CMEN?

[@ClayElectricCoop]

We ground them as needed.

[@Elecrricalyu]

That power tool is real

[@electricety]

Hay clay electric thanks for schooling me on the ground I can now charge for a ground rod test with my ground clamp meter. can you send me a list our send me a part number on that crimper used to crimp the new copper wire to the pole and also the hydrolic cutter used to cut the ground rod and the cad wield part number . I'd like to look as perfisional as you guys are a model for us electrical contractors. Thanks certified electric

[@ClayElectricCoop]

We apologize but for insurance reasons we are unable to supply part numbers or lists of tools and items used by Clay Electric personnel.