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What gauge ground wire should you use for grounding rod for 200 amp service?
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∙ 12y ago
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hz supply service.
Standard ground rod is 5/8th inch diameter and 8 feet long and the conductor connected to it is bare #6 AWG copper. Where I live we are required 2 rods, and NEC requires them to be placed a MINIMUM of 6 feet apart. These rods are treated in the NEC as SUPPLEMENTAL to a water line ground.
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