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Question by pw
Submitted on 9/17/2003
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How should the electric service to a house be grounded? is a water line safe?

Answer by Brian
Submitted on 10/7/2003
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The book I have says to ground the neutral bus bar to the water pipe where it enters the house and additionally to a grounding rod.

Answer by Al1
Submitted on 12/30/2003
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Make sure the ground connection is done on the STREET side of the water meter. You used to be able to put a 'shunt' around the meter to maintain ground even if the meter were removed but some jurisdictions if not all no longer allow this.

Answer by grizz
Submitted on 3/26/2004
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You pound a copper rod approximately. six feet long and 3\4 of an inch around into the ground,,till there is just enough of it sticking out to attach the ground wire to.

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