A grounding rod is designed to protect us against electricity that comes from the utility transformer. Its purpose is to connect electrical equipment to the service to provide a safe path back to the source so that if there's a ground fault it will complete the circuit and trip the breaker. If you place a current probe around the conductor going to earth or the ground rod itself you should never see any current flowing on the conductor.

• Nominal diameter: 5/8 in.
• Length: 8 in.
• Galvanized coating: ASTM-A 123 or ASTM-A 153
• ANSI/UL 467
• ANSI/NEMA GR-1
• CSA - Canadian standard
• Rural utilities service listed and accepted
• Steel-ASTM-A-529/grade 50 or cold drawn ASTM-A-1080/C-1008-1035
• Tensile strength 80,000-100,000 psi
• Galvanized to ASTM-A-153 for zinc-coated corrosion protection after fabrication
• Galvanized ground rod surfaces are rigid, free of seams and slivers; galvanized coating is smooth with no burrs or runs
• Unique four-sided point
• Company name, part number, UL and/or CSA Logo and control number within 12 in. of the blunt end of each rod

A rod that is driven into the ground to provide electrical connection to the ground. Also to carry current safely away from a circuit in the event of an electrical surge. It is a copper clad metal rod with a copper coating with a minimum of 0.010 in., meeting or exceeding UL and ANSI specifications.

• Nominal diameter: 5/8 in.
• Length: 8 in.
• Pointed ground rod
• Nominal diameter in inches
• UNC: 5/8
• Copper clad coating is a minimum of 0.010 in.
• Length: 1-3/16 in.
• ANSI/UL 467
• ANSI/NEMA GR-1
• CSA - canadian standard
• ANSI C33.8
• Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
• Steel - cold drawn ASTM-A-1080
• SAE 1010-1035 carbon steel
• Tensile strength 80,000-100,000 psi
• Steel Rockwell hardness B80 (minimum)
• Copper coating is a minimum of 0.010 in., meeting or exceeding UL and ANSI specifications
• Company name, UL logo and/or CSA logo, control number and part number are located within 12 in. of the chamfered end of each rod