Pounding a ground rod with a heavy hammer can remove the copper coating from the rod and decrease the effectiveness of the rod.

How to install a ground rod. In less than 15 minutes, you can have the. Pound the correct number of 6’ rods. After drilling, the following two methods can be used to install the ground rod:

Connect the fence wire to the fence. Drive the rod into the. Our current electrical system is the one in.

In this video, i show you a cheap and easy way to drive a typical 8' copper grounding rod into the ground without any expensive equipment or special drill and without pounding it into oblivion. His steps were something like: Install a grounding rod take one of the eight foot ground rods and insert the pointy end into one of the holes that you have dug.

Dig a small bowl into the dirt where the ground rod will go, pour in water to fill the bowl, push the ground rod into the ground a few inches, remove. If the ground is too dry, you can reduce the resistance by stacking multiple ground rods. Once you’re sure there are no pipes or wires in the area, purchase an approved grounding rod set.

Using a ground rod clamp, connect the ground wire to the ground rod, and then connect it to the ground terminal on your fence charger. Shovel out a strip of the earth at least 2 1/2 feet deep and long enough to accommodate the entire grounding rod (at least 8 feet). Connect the ground rod to the required length with a connector, after drilling into the.

Stand on a ladder and hammer it down into the earth. Select a location that is near the charger box, away from other grounding systems (such as the home), and will receive moisture. After clamping the grounding electrode.