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On Jul 6, 2:41?pm, (Doug Miller) wrote:
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On Jul 6, 12:40?pm, (Doug Miller) wrote:
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On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:55:17 GMT, (Doug Miller)
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No, it's not.


"A 6 AWG grounding electrode conductor that is free from exposure to

physical
damage


Most inspectors say that is exposed to physical damage.


Perhaps -- but that's the inspector's call. The *Code* says 6 AWG doesn't
necessarily have to be in conduit.

i ran a tiller into my service entrance cable, after the tiller hit a
rock.


spark city and could of easily died that day


What was your service entrance cable doing that close to the surface and not
in conduit?

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1950s home, all of them in the neighborhood that way. cable enters
high up on garage wall.......

oddly enough they replaced it the same way. but that was maybe 1980s.