I bought 5/8" copper-clad steel ground rods for $8.xx earlier in the
year, but for the past couple of months or more they have been $13.xx at
the same store. The price of steel products has been skyrocketing,
allegedly because of the construction boom in China.

Perce


On 12/27/04 01:10 pm Bughunter tossed the following ingredients into the
ever-growing pot of cybersoup:

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.