[BuzzKill]

Two of them went, right after the other.

Pot/pig metal trash...made in India.

 

[Shockdoc]

Two of them went, right after the other.

Pot/pig metal trash...made in India.

I just take a ground bar and tap screw it to to outside of the meter pan. They don't use those interconnect blocks anyway around here anyway, they always look to ground off the meter pan.

 

[Big John]

I just take a ground bar and tap screw it to to outside of the meter pan....

That's not a bad idea. Never seen anyone use the IBJ.

 

[BuzzKill]

I just take a ground bar and tap screw it to to outside of the meter pan.

that would be classified as "code:sketchy, at best" :laughing:

 

[480sparky]

I just take a ground bar and tap screw it to to outside of the meter pan. They don't use those interconnect blocks anyway around here anyway, they always look to ground off the meter pan.

Your ground bars are rated for exterior applications?

 

[Shockdoc]

Your ground bars are rated for exterior applications?

No, but no one around here is asking that question.

 

[TOOL_5150]

Two of them went, right after the other.

Pot/pig metal trash...made in India.

That thing looks stupid. even hubbell is going downhill.

 

[ponyboy]

Arlington had been making one for a while. Seems pretty nice and all the new homes I see have them

 

[BuzzKill]

Arlington had been making one for a while. Seems pretty nice and all the new homes I see have them

Is it copper/brass?

 

[svh19044]

Is it copper/brass?

I use the Arlington one in Zinc, but I do believe that they make one in bronze.

 

[ponyboy]

Is it copper/brass?

Only seen the zinc one

 

[nrp3]

Put a bronze in yesterday, the kind the 1/2 pvc fits into to. Nice part.

 

[Going_Commando]

Put a bronze in yesterday, the kind the 1/2 pvc fits into to. Nice part.

Yup. We have those and the zinc ones. Haven't installed any other brand, but have done quite a few arlingtons.

 

[nrp3]

I prefer the bronze ones, but the zinc has proven to be solid enough.

 

[Skblay]

Yeah I've always used the Arlington bronze pvc ones and sleeve grounding conductor in pvc

 

[Skooby]

I've used the Arlington with the(bronze w/pvc cover) got a nice 1/2" coupling built in. Looks nice, not too expensive, meets code.

 

[papaotis]

is overtorqueing a possibility?

 

[TOOL_5150]

is overtorqueing a possibility?

id bet your life that it broke because it was torqued too hard.

 

[BuzzKill]

id bet your life that it broke because it was torqued too hard.

You ever worked with pig metal?? It's CRAP. I could probably break that pos with my hands. It was anything BUT steel.

 

[MTW]

I've only used the Arlington ones. So far, so good.