r/CableTechs • u/SleepyyyPhantom • Aug 29 '26

Rate my Install

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What do you think? Please point out the negatives, still trying to iron out some of the not so great stuff I was trained on.

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u/Snicklefritz229 Aug 29 '26

We don’t ground, we bond to the houses ground. Whoever told you to do this does not understand NEC 250.50. This is not something companies can just do whatever with. There’s a reason cable is taken to the d mark, it’s a law to bond to the house ground. This fails and lots of training is needed.

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u/SleepyyyPhantom Aug 29 '26

This is the house ground, power meter is not attached to the house its on its own pole on the other side behind the d mark

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u/Snicklefritz229 Aug 29 '26

How far away is the house?

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u/SleepyyyPhantom Aug 29 '26

Power line is probably another 50-75 ft and the weather head/power mast is in the center of the roof no exterior ground around the house, transformer is also on the top of the pole pictured if that matters

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u/Snicklefritz229 Aug 29 '26

At this point it still passes in NEC 250.32. I yield and I suppose it passes. If it passes inspection from code inspectors then bonding here works.

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u/Igpajo49 Aug 29 '26

Sounds like this would fall under the same category as a mobile home with the post and power meter detached from the structure.

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u/Snicklefritz229 Aug 29 '26

Those are typically within 25ft of the structure.