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How to Improve Earth Pit Resistance Value Below or Near 1 Ohm ?

06/12/2015 11:48 AM

I have a lot of earth pits but since the area around the earth pits are dry, morum soil the resistance value are around 10 Ohms. I would like to reduce the value around 1 Ohm for which bentonite compound already used with not much good results. I heard that there is some chemical by applying which on the earth pits the resistance values can be lowered down appreciably. I would like to know the name and availability of the chemical in India like brand name, manufactures' name etc.
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Re: How to Improve Earth Pit Resistance Value Below or Near 1 Ohm ?

06/12/2015 2:03 PM

One method is a number of steel rods, driven down from the ground point. Often salt or copper sulphate is used with a little water around each rod.

The large area of the rods helps lower the resistance and the salt or copper sulphate acts as ion donor to boost conductivity

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Re: How to Improve Earth Pit Resistance Value Below or Near 1 Ohm ?

06/12/2015 8:05 PM

Neutral to Earth is Aprox 4 Volt
Earth Pit Resistance
Earthing resistance as per IE rule
HOW TO REDUCE THE EARTHING RESISTANCE
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Re: How to Improve Earth Pit Resistance Value Below or Near 1 Ohm ?

06/13/2015 12:20 AM

Is the soil rocky,how is rainfall in that area,what is the resistivity of soil,depending on these factors type of electrode and depth to be decided by a consultant.

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Re: How to Improve Earth Pit Resistance Value Below or Near 1 Ohm ?

06/13/2015 2:32 AM

Ground resistance improving agents are an adjunct too not a replacement for a properly designed system.

You say earth pit.

There are so many types.

Exactly what do you have now and what is it that you are grounding?

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Re: How to Improve Earth Pit Resistance Value Below or Near 1 Ohm ?

06/13/2015 7:31 AM

Did you install an earthing grid that connects to the earthing rods on the pits? How about your connection, are the cables exothermally welded?
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Re: How to Improve Earth Pit Resistance Value Below or Near 1 Ohm ?

06/14/2015 1:43 PM

Seawater. I don't know about brand names. Just pour a lorry-load in each pit.

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06/14/2015 9:51 PM

Obvious method is parallel electrodes.

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