Originally Posted by
Rollie Meyers
Relying on a ground rod is a great way to kill someone, not allowed by code & there is not enough resistance to open a overcurrent device, in the event of a fault. The wire & ground clamp once supplied with washers was a throwback to the days of non grounding receptacles and when metallic water piping was all there was.
BTW, a ground rod is there in the event of lightning, electricity is always trying to return to it's source, which is the transformer,it is not trying to return to ground, it will take all paths available to return to it's source, including the ground,