All You'll Need To Know About the Ground Rod Installation

In this video you’ll see how the ground rod portion of the grounding electrode system is installed. This is part one of a 200 AMP Service Upgrade in the Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey.

Classic Electric, LLC | Point Pleasant, New Jersey
License & Business # 16557
(732)-770-1437

We are a certified Generac standby generator installer. Generac Dealer # 1019500

Classic Electric uses mostly Milwaukee cordless tools and Klein hand tools.

Camera: Go Pro 10

Editing software: Apple iMovie

Animation software: Apple Keynote

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Ron Pecina Jr. is a licensed electrician in the state of New Jersey.
This allows him to apply for electrical permits, work with live conductors,
remove meters, and disconnect service from the utility company.

Electrical Wiring is NOT a hobby. Call a licensed electrician.

[Gruntled]

Ron, thank you very much as always, for putting your work up for us to see and learn from.
To the folks who say that ground rods, don’t do much, I would argue that they do, and, regardless, the power company wants everybody to have one, because that is each consumers contribution to a reliable, local power grid.

[ignacioflores]

Here in Charlotte NC we use solid copper bare wire. Great work Ron. Subscribed.

[johnc]

Nice vid Ron. In my area we have to use bare copper so the sheathing doesn’t catch fire in a lightning strike.

[TimboStang]

I gotta get me one of these bits. That klein mat is awesome too, i usually wear knee pads. Great job brotha!!

[bxosufn]

Really helpful, thanks for taking the time and effort to share — subscribed!

[maximuspareo]

You are extremely lucky. Here in europe we have to optain below 4ohm for rezidential, whitout lightning protection.
We need to dig big tranchees or vertical like your method but multiple rods, around 4 or 5 aprox. One on the top of other.
As I say : you are lucky...

[roybreeden]

Thanks a lot Ron! We'll done... Thank you for share!

[elohnroc]

Thanks for another great video. What do you do in an area where the power company requires grounding of the meter box but prohibits grounding to the grounding electrodes. With no other guidance, I assume they must want a ground directly to the equipment service block??

[dselectric]

DId you just happen to have a spool of wire for the ground rods? The cost of wire now days I try to use bare ground. You do great work!

[feelingtardy]

most impressive part about that was not hitting solid rock when driving the ground rods, lol. can't go more than a foot here in upstate ny without hitting something, lol.

[ptso]

Spacing and how many grounds rods, is useless. Rebar in foundation who cares. Or metal piping in Earth is good enough. All to clear a ground fault in reality is worthless so why we have to do it? It's for current to eventually go back to the transformer, since it's grounded. Electricity travel in loops. Even static electricity.

Great job Rob. Happy Holidays and thank you for cranking out the videos. 🙂

[ronie]

Oh I see now. Can you provide part number for the ground bar and enclosure. Thanks Ron.

[jjbgmb]

Shouldn’t the ground wire be a number four copper for a 200 amp service?

[billhandymanbill]

Nice and easy to understand video! I hope you contacted a Utility Locating Service telephone 811 before you started driving in the ground rods as there be other utilities buried in that same exact area.

[tomf]

Hey Ron, love the content. Question: in a meter/main outdoor panel, can the ground wire from the GR get ties directly to the metal case of the panel or does it go to the neutral/ ground bar. Seeing that the neutral/ grid bar is bonded to the panel, isn’t it the same thing? Thx

[aoshi]

Hey Ron how far away from the house do the rods have to be?

[sharktripdan]

are they below the surface or after the inspection do the ground rods get pushed below the surface before the wire is buried?

[theamerican]

I'm a little surprised that ground rod installation isn't subject to any CBYD protocol that I'm aware of.

[davidshertzer]

Do you have the area where you are going to drive the ground rods checked for any underground piping prior to installing. Its 811 dig here in PA to have someone come out and verify the area is good. Just curious since I don't do this type of work.

[danhdo]

Can I use bare copper 10ga as a ground rod cable?