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If you have a 240V hookup with a red black and white wire can you drive a copper rod into the ground and hook up the green wire to that?
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∙ 8y ago
You could, but if you're going to do that then why not ground the entire service entrance panel? ...and you need to drive (if I remember correctly)...about 7 feet into the ground to be effective.
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∙ 8y ago
No, you should not hook up the green wire (which is the ground wire) to a copper rod that you drive into the ground. The ground wire should be connected to the grounding system of your electrical panel to provide a safe path for electrical current in case of a fault. Driving a copper rod into the ground does not provide proper grounding protection for your electrical system.
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