question about grounding

[LIYD]

before i start i want to say hi to everyone.

*my question is can you ground the satellite next catv grounding the CATV is grounded to conduit before entering the electrical meter.

second question is can you connect dual & quad ground block with same ground wire.

 

[Zero327]

I remember I was on the phone once with a subcontractor and a technician called in from his truck on-site. It was loud enough that I could hear the conversation in the background. The tech's question was relatively simple, "Can I ground it to the gas main?"

Now I don't think they're all that bad, but you have to admit that's hilarious. Yeah yeah, off topic, deal with it.

 

[garn9173]

Along the same lines, my dish buyback period with Mediacom expires early in 2007. To make a long story short, I live in a townhome with the front facing the south with no major sources of power to ground the dish too (i.e. air conditioner).

I'm exploring all of my option as I really miss E*, can the tech work around not having a major source of power near by and still be able to ground the dish?

 

[SatinKzo]

Zero, there are some local codes that require a gas line to be grounded to the whole house system or to be grounded independently. Also, some allow additional bonding to the gas line. Gas lines need to be grounded just as much as other things especially in homes where the gas and electrical tie in to one appliance (furnace, oven, dryer etc). The potential of both systems must be kept in balance.

Also gas moving through the lines can create a build up and that must be dealt with.

Not saying it is the best thing to do, but I know for a fact my own house, the whole grouding system is one. Gas, to water, to electrical ground rods. Some areas alllow it and some require it. Some prohibit it. Either way, all the grounds should be done by professionals from each utility and they also should make sure the line is marked as to where and where not to insert new bonding straps so as not to break the main ground run too many times. Also, the gas utility itself might have it's own rules that can supercede local codes. If the codes allow it, the utility can say no.

Honestly, I don't know if I would want a contracted sat, cable, or phone installer tieing into any ground on my gas line.

 

[LIYD]

Not The Gas Line. My Cable Tv Is Grounded To Service Entrance Raceway So I Want To Know Can I Connect 2 Sat Grounnd Block At The Same Service Entrance Raceway. I Have Dish Network & Fta. I Have Dual Block & I Want Buy Quad Block.

This What I Have Dual Lnb For Dish Network 61.5 & Qaud Lnb For Fta 97w.

The Service Entrace Raceway Is Close Where I Want To Put The 2 Grounding Block. If Anyone Have A Diffrent Idea How Should I Ground These 2 Sat That Will Be Great Thanks

 

[dude2]

In minnesota grounding codes dictate that the ground wire must be connected by a #6 wire to the street side of the water meter.
It is illegal to put in a ground rod, no mater what length. Boy are there ton of improper grounds in our area. Most of the time the installer does not ground the system as they tell you lighting will hit your dish and take out your system.

 

[Claude Greiner]

The best ones are that the Distributors sell 3 foot Ground Rods. 3 foot aint even code and when I questioned the distributor about it they said if they had to carry 8 foot it would be too costly to ship!

 

[DirtyTurbin]

My installer didn't ground mine I had to do it myself. Make sure you bond your equipment ground rod to the home power ground where your meter is if you cant ground it there hit the water pipe coming into your home. Have fun