Stock Tank Deicer grounding

[buickanddeere]

Installed new deicer today. We will see what that brings. Instructions do not specify additional ground rod. They specify properly installed gfci outlet.

Thanks all for the advice.

If the ground system wiring is raised above true earth potential because there is neutral current flowing through the ground system. Livestock can still receive tingle voltage shocks even if the breaker supplying circuit is open. Don’t matter the least if there is or isn’t a GFCI receptacle .

 

[SPYDERLK]

If the ground system wiring is raised above true earth potential because there is neutral current flowing through the ground system. Livestock can still receive tingle voltage shocks even if the breaker supplying circuit is open. Don’t matter the least if there is or isn’t a GFCI receptacle .

When a 240 system is unbalanced due to more load on one or other 120 leg, the amount of unbalance is carried by neutral. Due the neutral/ground bond at the service location the ground becomes a parallel path for service neutral, and ground potential at the service box can be slightly elevated in dry weather. --- Introduce this elevated potential from the distant service ground into the water in a remote horse trough and your horses will learn not to touch it.