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Location of Earth Rod

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  • 28-03-2023 3:25pm
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    complicit
    Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭


    Hi folks

    EV charger installers asking me for a photo of my earth rod , which should be in a green box . Cannot find it . House was built in 2005 , were earth rods srandard then ? Any tips on where to look , is it usually near the meter box or consumer unit ? TIA xxx



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    kirk.
    Registered Users Posts: 4,958 ✭✭✭kirk.


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058290139/location-of-earth-rod

    Probably near the consumer unit. Near the back door is a frequent spot for them too

    Should be a green box or an odd one is a galvanized lid



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    10-10-20
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    It's not always obvious. Sometimes it gets covered over with cement/stone/bricks/shyte. You may need to try follow the earthwire, if you can see where it routes down from the meter box.



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    kirk.
    Registered Users Posts: 4,958 ✭✭✭kirk.


    It could be near the meter cabinet too that would be a handy place to drop the wire



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    meercat
    Registered Users Posts: 4,738 ✭✭✭meercat


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120412333#Comment_120412333

    Yeah. Mostly near the outside meter cabinet.

    it used to be in a galvanised metal box too so may not be green

    post a photo of the inside of your meter cabinet as there may be an earth rod cable going through it.



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    complicit
    Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭complicit


    20230327_184357.jpg

    Still can't find it 😕. This is a ( sideways) picture of my meter cabinet .



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    Alun
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    Look on the ground, below the meter cabinet. There should be a small square cover, usually green plastic, set into the concrete / tarmac / cobbles etc. You won't see the box as such, that's set into the ground, all you'll see is the cover with some screws to hold it in place.

    Untitled Image




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    meercat
    Registered Users Posts: 4,738 ✭✭✭meercat


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120414331#Comment_120414331

    They didn’t route it through the meter box so


    that cpc(main earth) looks undersized also.

    simplest solution is to drop another earth rod. It’s supposed to be accessible for inspection


    ask a neighbour where theirs are located to give you an indication



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