We just ripped out an old rotting deck at our house, this exposed the wire that connects the electrical panel to the grounding rods. There is a PVC pipe encasing the wire from the panel to ground level. Can I just dig a trench and burry this wire? If so does it need to be a particular depth?
Electrical – bury a bare ground connecting rod
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Best Answer
Yes, bury it, the depth is not critical, so long as the wire is protected from physical damage. But why isn't the ground rod next to where the pvc pipe comes down? That would be preferable to having this long roving wire.