On 7/12/2012 8:06 PM, gregz wrote:
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An electrician showed me, at least near Pittsburgh. You pour water down
working the pole up and down with your hand !!! As the pole goes deeper,
add more water. It goes right down. I've done 6 foot rods. One got stuck
couple feet from top. Used sledge to get in a little deeper.

I'm sure I'll get at least one comment on this one !

Greg


I knew an older fella that installed radio and tv antennas and maybe
even c-band satellites that all needed grounding rods.

He told me once about 15 years ago he always used water to soften the
ground then push the grounding rod (usually galvanized piping) into the
soft spot. I thought it strange then.