I got the Cadweld kit and did it today. I have an inspection tomorrow.
It's ugly but the original wasn't anything to look at either.
I'll put a plastic pipe over it. And I have broken pavers to arrange around it.
The orange wire is cable and it's not connected to the ground rod. The cable ground is connected to the ground wire.
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Here's the new ground rod. I'm burying the orange cable too.
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This is my AC disconnect and rapid shut down. I have a sign to attach above the RSD
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My stuff isn't very exciting but it functions well so far.
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