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ERITECH® Convenient Ground Electrode Kits from ERICO® Are Easier to Transport and Install

ERITECH Convenient Ground Electrode Kits make ground-rod installation easier.

 Installing eight-foot-long ground rods can be challenging. Installers stand precariously on ladders, truck beds or use other difficult methods to drive ground rods into the earth.  Others cut eight-foot rods into four-foot lengths for installation safety.  To alleviate these challenges, ERICOÒoffers the new ERITECHÒConvenient Ground Electrode (CGE) Kit.  The kit contains two four-foot, 5/8-in.-diameter, ERITECHÒcopperbonded ground rods; a drive sleeve; an ERITECHÒcompression coupling and an ERITECHÒHAMMERLOCK grounding connector or CP58 grounding clamp. The new kit allows for installation from the ground level and is much easier to transport than eight-foot ground rods.

 

The ULÒ-Listed, NECÒ-Compliant ERITECH CGE kit with ERITECH HAMMERLOCK is designed for #6 and #4 solid copper wire applications. Additional wire size applications may be available upon request.  The ERITECH CGE kit with the CP58 grounding clamp is designed for #10 solid thru #2 stranded conductor.

 

ERITECH copperbonded steel ground rods resist corrosion and provide for a service life of more than 30 years in most soils. They are manufactured using ERICO’s unique copperbonding process which produces a consistent, tough, and extremely durable rod.  ERITECH rods exceed the requirements of ANSI®/UL® 467-2004, CSA® and ANSI/NEMA® GR-1.

 

The ERITECH HAMMERLOCK taper-fit compression connector, included in the kit, joins the grounding conductor to the ground rod with the strike of a hammer. No torque wrench is required for proper installation. Machined from electrolytic copper, the connection is highly conductive and designed to withstand ground fault currents and lightning transients. The rugged, irreversible connector exceeds the mechanical strength requirements of IEEEÒ837 and maintains the highest level of electrical performance for many years after being buried in the harsh underground environment.

 

A coupling and drive sleeve complete the CGE kit. A length of conductor is the only thing needed to finish the installation.

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