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    roffbaxter Posts: 6, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 25, 2015, 05:55 AM
    Ground wire on main service panel
    How do you drive ground rods into ground on a 150 amp system with well water? I know there needs to be 2. How far apart are they and how are the wires run between them and to the house? A photo would help. How deep does the ground wire need to be?
    Thanks!
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    Apr 25, 2015, 04:54 PM
    You hammer them in until the rod is just below ground. Minimum 6 ft. apart. You connect them with special ground clamps and copper ground wire which then goes back to your panel board ground bar. They can be driven on an angle if necessary.
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    Apr 25, 2015, 06:19 PM
    You might get away with a hammer or sludge but most of us use a post driver and finish with a sledge. RED Fence Post Driver - Walmart.com
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    Apr 26, 2015, 05:54 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by ballengerb1 View Post
    You might get away with a hammer or sludge but most of us use a post driver and finish with a sledge. RED Fence Post Driver - Walmart.com
    Funny, I have never seen nor heard of anyone I know using one of these. Most guys who have to do this regularly use a rotary hammer with a ground rod attachment.
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    Apr 26, 2015, 06:08 AM
    Thanks for the help. I just want to be sure. There is an existing well pump. I don't have to do anything other than run the ground as I would without the pump? Thanks!
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