Give the ground wire a tug

[Bobby Hamilton]

On yesterdays inspection, the ground wire to the buried rod wasn't visible (snow and earth covered). Gave it a tug and came right out of the ground.

[Marcel Gratton]

Originally Posted by bhamilton

Gave it a tug and came right out of the ground.
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So you broke it!

[Bobby Hamilton]

Originally Posted by mgratton

So you broke it!

You can't break what isn't properly attached.

[John Allingham]

Be careful, you can light yourself up that way.

[Brian E. Kelly]

What the frick is that black thing on your hand or the white stuff on the ground???

[Bobby Hamilton]

Originally Posted by bkelly2

What the frick is that black thing on your hand or the white stuff on the ground???

Well, when your dealing with 8 degree weather and 15" snow, you'll understand.

[Rick Marton]

Report it that an electrician should attach it back to the ground rod with an acorn. Pain in a butt to do in the winter trying to dig up frozen ground to find the rod but it has to be done . The rods grounding conductor wire is only a supplement to the ground wire going to the water meter. Hopefully that one was connected. Rick

[Bobby Hamilton]

Originally Posted by rmarton

The rods grounding conductor wire is only a supplement to the ground wire going to the water meter. Hopefully that one was connected. Rick

Nope, they connected it to the plumbing about 10' from the box, when the meter is about another 30' away.

[Rick Marton]

That can be done only when the house is fed by well water and not by city water. If its fed by city water than the wire should of went to the water meter. Rick

[Jim Port]

Originally Posted by bhamilton

Nope, they connected it to the plumbing about 10' from the box, when the meter is about another 30' away.
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Depending on the age of the house that was quite common. More recent codes have required the connection to be within 5' of the water line entrance on a metallic piping system.