Originally Posted by
Matt McColley
ufer grounds were developed for munitions storage in the desert ....
Requiring them in a soupy Indiana back yard is a total joke... and yet another example of the nani-state protecting it's serfs from extremely remote risks while driving cost sky high and killing the economy.
The OP will cut off both his hands and feet on his table saw b4 he every blows up his shop for lack of a ufer ground.
Actually, the ufer ground should be cheaper than 2 ground rods if some forethought is given to where the panel will be. Cheaper labor costs as well.
As far as your last statement, I hope none of that happens. Regardless, it's in the NEC, and if it's code in your area, one either does it or one writes a modification request to the NEC and/or ICC.
Again, I would fight tooth and nail if someone told me I had to hammer up a footing......................That's just ridiculous. I enforce code for a living, but there has to be some common sense injected.
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