Snipped fromktalley said:harlanba:
Maybe someday (soon) I'll order another 500' spool of burial-grade cable, rent a trencher, and re-run both of those cables AROUND the house to the primary ground point. Unfortunately, moving the dish is just not an option (due to line of sight).
There's thunder rumbling in the distance (as I type). I just got my 2 new DP311s activated last night, so the true test may be coming soon!!!
Thanks for ALL of the input on this issue!
Kevin T.
Just run a #6 gauge ground wire AROUND the houseVan said:Per NEC guidelines any additional ground rods must be atached to the structures primary ground source by way of a #6 gauge wire.
cali_installer said:ok since the topic is now on apartment grounding how would you do it if your in a apartment as many here in california your only option may be grounding to the A/C condenser which can be on a central electrical feed and on a seperate circuit per unit and not connected to your panel do u ground to it knowing al the A/C's have a electrical panel dedicated to them?
Don't worry abut it - as several others have posted, reality is you're grounding to drain static, and what you've got WILL do that. The NEC guys control the grounding "code", but do NOT understand reality. This is low-voltage, NOT AC power. Different stuff, but legally, yeah, gotta do it. Reality is that it will make NO difference.And, no, it's NOT connected to the main ground rod (80' away at the other end of house) per NEC recommendations, but this is the best I can do (for now). Maybe someday (soon) I'll order another 500' spool of burial-grade cable, rent a trencher, and re-run both of those cables AROUND the house to the primary ground point.