"David Harmon" wrote in message
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Are they going to drive the rod into the ground with bends in it? I
don't see how that is going to work.

That is why you cold-bend them in place. A typical situation is where a
foundation extends beyond a wall (usually a few inches under ground), but you
want the ground rod to emerge from the dirt next to the wall. First you drive
the rod into the ground (usually a foot or two away from the wall) and then bend
it so that it wraps around the top of the foundation and pops up right next to
the wall. Any electrician with more than a few weeks on the job should be able
to do that in his sleep.

Vaughn