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Earthing

02/19/2011 4:28 AM

how can i make earthing circuit to building made of trusses???

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Re: earthing

02/19/2011 4:39 AM

Hook the trusses all up to each other with a copper wire and suitable clamps, and extend the copper wire to a grounding rod, with a similar clamp. Your local electrical code will probably tell you the correct sizes of stuff, or give means of calculating.

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Re: earthing

02/19/2011 11:54 PM

In that case will it become a faraday cage for lightning protection purposes too?.

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Re: Earthing

02/19/2011 10:57 AM

Yes

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Re: Earthing

02/19/2011 5:38 PM

It is unusual to earth trusses in the UK, though BS7671 does allow additional equipotential bonding to be carried out without additional testing once the Building Regulations Part P certificate has been raised.

BS7671 does require metal water pipes to be bonded to earth, so that in the event of a live conductor making contact with one, the person using the basin tap doesn't get electrocuted; the circuit protective device operates before it can happen.

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