grounding rod
grounding rod
I had my return line at the pole break loose. Home is wired for code of the late 60s so
the pole transformer to be earth ground. Well my grow was safe because I tied my ground to the cold water pipe for my sub panel. But all other electronics in the house fried that was plugged in. Lights flickered like a scary movies. Wife had a habit of leaving phone charger plugged in after charging. It started to smoke and blue arks coming out till it was unplugged. Lucky someone was home. I was working out of town wife called and explained what happened told her to kill main breaker and rushed home. Looked around and then rolled a joint ventured into the back yard to burn. Puff puff and started looking at the lines coming to my meter box. Then looked at the transformer drops to other homes. Then puff puff my return wire is broken ! Called PG&E and they rushed out in less than an hour and fixed it. Sense that I have installed a 5/8" dia 8' long copper grounding rod and tied in main panel on the return tie in bar. Sub panel is unbounded ground at the sub but bonded at main which I believe is code to date. I have a 100 amp main.
grounding rod
I had my return line at the pole break loose. Home is wired for code of the late 60s so
the pole transformer to be earth ground. Well my grow was safe because I tied my ground to the cold water pipe for my sub panel. But all other electronics in the house fried that was plugged in. Lights flickered like a scary movies. Wife had a habit of leaving phone charger plugged in after charging. It started to smoke and blue arks coming out till it was unplugged. Lucky someone was home. I was working out of town wife called and explained what happened told her to kill main breaker and rushed home. Looked around and then rolled a joint ventured into the back yard to burn. Puff puff and started looking at the lines coming to my meter box. Then looked at the transformer drops to other homes. Then puff puff my return wire is broken ! Called PG&E and they rushed out in less than an hour and fixed it. Sense that I have installed a 5/8" dia 8' long copper grounding rod and tied in main panel on the return tie in bar. Sub panel is unbounded ground at the sub but bonded at main which I believe is code to date. I have a 100 amp main.
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