[RE-wrenches] 4/0 GEC
Bill Brooks
billbrooks7 at yahoo.com
Tue Mar 3 08:27:00 PST 2009
Drake,
The size of the GEC is limited by the grounding electrode system. Keep that
in mind since that normally limits the size of the GEC dramatically.
Bill.
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Chamberlin
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 8:07 AM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: [RE-wrenches] 4/0 GEC
Hello Wrenches,
Revisiting the grounding requirements for DC systems, the grounding
electrode conductor is still required to be as large as the "largest
conductor supplied by the system" (250.166(B). When we run a GEC to
a piping system, or the re bar cage embedded in the concrete
foundation of a building, it still reads like we need to meet this
requirement.
If the system is a 24 volt, battery connected, VFX 3524, it still
seems that we would need to run a 4/0 GEC. Inspectors backed off
making us do this a dozen years ago. Why are we not being required to
do this now?
Thanks,
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric
OH License 44810
CO License 3773
740-448-7328
740-856-9648
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