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Old 01-09-2013, 06:40 AM
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Default Ground rods

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Originally Posted by aljetmet View Post
So are you saying my $1,500 budget for a lighting rod is a bit much?
The ground rod I am talking about is for the electrical panel box. If you are having Lightning Protection installed on your roof, they will install several ground rods where the ground wire comes down from the roof. Just make sure they "meggar" the rods for 25ohms or less.