I bought some ground rod this spring, and I seem to recall that they were
about
$8 for an 8' length. It's a simple steel rod, sharpened point and coated
with copper.

I was surprised how inexpensive it was.


"Ignoramus24153" wrote in message
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On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 17:55:16 GMT, Doug Kanter
wrote:

"Ignoramus24153" wrote in message
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I am aware that "all generators must be grounded". In the instance of
a standby portable generator like this

http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/onan/Diesel/

how would I ground it? I have two options:

1. Ground it to a new grounding rod (expensive and involves actual
work).

2. Ground it to the home grounding system, such as copper pipes in the
utility room, or even better next to the existing home ground
connection.

Which option here is more legal and more safe?

thanks

i

What does a grounding rod cost???

I am not sure, I think that about $40, I may be mistaken. Plus, I have
to pound it in, it could bend, right now everything is frozen, etc etc
etc.

i