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RBM (remove this) wrote:
2-eight foot rods, six feet apart or prove the ground resistance. Why not
drive the one in deep?

groundrods would be driven over by vehicles and ground wire too short
anyway. wire woulld likely get short as rod is driven deeper.

my friend wants to pull the rod, its rustry and has anyone ever pulled
one out?

Don't try to pull it, just trash it. It's deteriorated and won't survive
re-driving somewhere else.

Buy two new ground rods to locate 6' (or more) apart as noted in another
post. Also purchase enough wire of the appropriate gauge to wire the new
rods contiguously back to the main panel. Splices are not allowed in the
ground rod connection.

For driving the rods, look to Home Depot's tool rental for a goof Hilti
rotary hammer. Since the bozos at HD won't know what a ground rod driver
is, call the local Hilti branch and they will in all probability loan
you one to go with the drill.

Pete C.