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    Dec 28, 2010, 02:46 PM
    Issues caused by removed grounding rod, and safe replacement.
    My grounding rod was torn out by a contractor while digging a trench for some lines we wanted buried. I just discovered this, many months later. 1.Can this cause cricuit breakers to pop off?and 2. When I install a new rod, do I need to shut off the main breaker to the house?
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    Dec 28, 2010, 03:01 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Danrenewed View Post
    1.Can this cause cricuit breakers to pop off?
    Absolutely not.


    Quote Originally Posted by Danrenewed View Post
    2. When I install a new rod, do I need to shut off the main breaker to the house?
    ABSOLUTELY YES!
    You will be messing around in the main panel with a bare copper wire.
    Unless of course the wire going into the panel is OK and does not need replacement.
    Either way you should kill the main to make this connection just to be safe.
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    Dec 28, 2010, 03:17 PM
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    Thank you. The ground wire is still connected in the panel, so I won't be messing around in there. The rod is wrecked, and I didn't want to light up when I re-connected the wire to a new rod. I'll kill the main! Thanks again.
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    Dec 28, 2010, 05:07 PM
    Have you had any breakers tripping since the rod got disconnected?
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