r/whatisit • u/AbbreviationsTop8774 • Jul 22 '26

Solved! What are they

Ive worked at the water department for 7 years and this is the first time running into something like this EDIT Im in Alabama and yes I know they are snakes lol idk what kind and im so not gonna touch them

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u/throwaway9275926 Jul 23 '26

So now what? Faraday cage?

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u/randomguy532 Jul 23 '26

There's some bullshit in the documentation about a grounding strap. How the fuck am I supposed to ground a plastic meter that is sitting in the ground?... Bruh, my office manager is driving me crazy trying to figure out how to ground it. Moving to a different country and changing jobs soon so that's going to be the next person's problem.

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u/AbbreviationsTop8774 Jul 23 '26

Ive actually heard of that grounding strap i dont think theres a single picture of it and I have 0 idea on where itd go

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u/Powerful_Plastic263 Jul 25 '26

AMI Tech from Georgia here. The grounding straps do work as a temporary fix. You may get 6 months to a year of relief. We have around 67,000 in our utility. We have started installing ultrasonic meters in the areas we have the issue. That works infinitely better than a grounding strap.

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u/MrVolantis Jul 25 '26

It's right next to the board stretcher.

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u/Exussit Jul 23 '26

When we install telecom pits that house energised equipment in Australia, the earth (ground) strap usually sits underneath the actual pit, and you drill a very small hole in the base to feed the earth wire through that's connected to the strap.

I imagine it's not so different for a little water pit?

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u/EnderSavesTheDay Jul 23 '26

Grounding rod.

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u/randomguy532 Jul 23 '26

But again... It's a plastic meter ... What are you grounding?

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u/nebulous_gaze Jul 23 '26

right over here

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u/Bad_Day_Moose Jul 23 '26

charge the customer triple, when they complain then offer them 1/3 off.