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    nwalter Posts: 11, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 13, 2010, 07:31 PM
    Meter panel
    Is my meter panel suppose to be grounded to a ground-rod?
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    Sep 13, 2010, 08:33 PM

    Depends. This was done quite often in the past, but not much in recent years, depending on your location.

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    Sep 15, 2010, 05:27 PM
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    I just bought a place in the country and noticed that my meter panel was not grounded. I thought that since my main shutoff breaker was located there, it would have to be grounded to a ground rod or cold metal pipe under ground.
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