Do they just randomly stick a piece of copper in dirt and hope it conducts the charge through?
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There’s no hope involved. Electricity naturally seeks the earth. While a wire itself can be enough, you want to ensure conductivity, so there’s typically a 8′-12′ copper or steel rod that the ground wire is clamped to to ensure a solid ground contact.
For a house the ground wire leads to your meter box. There they pound one or more grounding rods into the soil. Mine are 10ft long and there two of them. How many depends on your soil conditions. The design requirements are in the electrical building code.
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For a house the ground wire leads to your meter box. There they pound one or more grounding rods into the soil. Mine are 10ft long and there two of them. How many depends on your soil conditions. The design requirements are in the electrical building code.
Random link to process https://www.thespruce.com/choosing-the-best-grounding-materials-1152287
There’s no hope involved. Electricity naturally seeks the earth. While a wire itself can be enough, you want to ensure conductivity, so there’s typically a 8′-12′ copper or steel rod that the ground wire is clamped to to ensure a solid ground contact.
Ground in a circuit doesn’t go to earth Ground. It’s an alternate, low resistance path for electricity to flow back to its source in the event of a fault. Its like an emergency neutral. Ground to earth outside a building is a low resistance path for lighting to strike instead of said building.
Ground in a circuit doesn’t go to earth Ground. It’s an alternate, low resistance path for electricity to flow back to its source in the event of a fault. Its like an emergency neutral. Ground to earth outside a building is a low resistance path for lighting to strike instead of said building.
It’s not done randomly or with hope, but yes. Stick in the ground.
If you’re looking to discharge static electricity on your person, touching your plumbing will also ground you. Don’t electrify your plumbing, but it does lead to ground.
It’s not done randomly or with hope, but yes. Stick in the ground.
If you’re looking to discharge static electricity on your person, touching your plumbing will also ground you. Don’t electrify your plumbing, but it does lead to ground.
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