How to ground the house

How to ground the house

To secure people, devices in the house and to the technician it is possible, having correctly made grounding of the house. And it is not important what - apartment or private. Anyway, it is necessary to install the special ground wire which will protect the house from electric discharges.

It is required to you

  • - the piece of metal, is better galvanized;
  • - wire;
  • - interception rod;
  • - metal tire;
  • - shovel.

Instruction

1. Grounding is, inherently, the big piece of metal driven in the earth at which arrangement it is necessary to consider many different nuances. First, it should not be very thin because, in case of hit on it of lightning, on the ground wire the considerable charge of current will begin to flow. And if the ground wire is very thin, then with ease will melt, and grounding will not turn out. Secondly, the ground wire has to be reliable. So, for example, you should not install it in dry soil because it is bad conductor of electricity, so, full grounding will not be. Therefore your piece of metal needs to be dug in more deeply, there, where it is always damp. But at the same time it is necessary to consider that from excess humidity metal can easily decay therefore it is better to choose the ground wire from numbers galvanized. And, thirdly, the wire which conducts to the interception rod has to be attached to piece of metal. This wire in case of hit of lightning will transfer it to the right place, and itself will burn down. But to replace it - not problem.

2. It is also possible to look round around the house and to think: and whether it is necessary to do you grounding? So, for example, if around your house it is full of electric columns with the power line, then to worry there is nothing. If there is lightning discharge, it will leave exactly there. If near you are high at home, towers of mobile network operators or television towers, then it is necessary to think of grounding in advance. As all these buildings are very well protected from discharges of electricity, first of all the power of elements will fall on you.

3. When you are going to ground the house independently, it is necessary to hammer or dig ground wires to the earth (it can be metal pins, corners, pipes and various armature). Connection between ground wires is made by means of welding. But at the same time it is necessary to observe certain distance between them. From the turned-out design it is necessary to make input to the house. For this purpose use the metal tire. Lay it between wall of the house and entrance of wire that if something happens all house has not got under electric charge that is fraught with the fire.

4. Electric boards, sockets and the body of electric devices are subject to obligatory grounding. If you are not sure of the forces and that you correctly have made everything, then you can call experts from laboratory in carrying out grounding, and they will draw up to you the inspection statement in which they will specify, how competently you have secured the house. The only minus - service this paid.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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