Re: Panel grounding

[tourman <robercampbell@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Dec 13, 7:23=A0am, "Kid" <k...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > > Curious what other installers methods for grounding are for burg
> > > panels. What grounding source is preferred/ not preferred? Any issues
> > > with certain ground sources?
> > > Anybody not ground their panels? Anyone have any issues with either
> > > grounding or not grounding their panels?
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> > I don't ground. if one gets hit then I use one of these.
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> >http://www.elkproducts.com/products/elk-950.htm
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> That doesn't do much after the fact :)
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> 1 out of a hundred maybe gets hit. =A0see no reason to put 99 on for no
> reason.

RHC: Yeah, I agree with you. I keep precise statistics on service
work. With over 1000 panels in service, I have had to replace a total
of 8 boards due to electrical surges damaging the panel in 15 years.
Had I installed the Elk grounding unit for everyone, that would have
been a cost of over $30,000 with limited payback. I prefer to spend
the extra money on upgraded keypads and upgraded pet motions for
everyone, and deal with dead panels as they happen (at $50 a pop plus
cost of a service call). This with a severe lightning strike problem
in parts of our city being a known fact as well...

BTW, two of those damaged panels were at one rural customer location,
and both within a week of each other. I guess the telephone company
plant was poorly grounded. This was early on, and It took me twice to
learn....:((