Posted by e on December 03, 2009 at 09:21:59 from (192.43.65.245):
To give you guys some background, I'm upgrading the electrical service on our farm to 400 amp. The current system comes in to a central pole, then branches out to each building. The new system will be underground and will come into the shop. From the shop, I will be running from one main panel to the barn, house, etc.
What I'm trying to determine is if I should have grounding rods for each building, or, should I run two hots, a nuetral, and a ground from each building to the main panel. My plan has been to ground each building seperatly with two 5/8" 8' rods etc etc. It feels better to me to ground as close to the point of use as possible. The distance I need to run from the main panel to each building is about 150'.
Now my other question pertains to grounding the barn. Do I need to give any special consideration to grounding a building with livestock? Would it be better to run a ground back to the main panel to minimize the potential for stray voltage?
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