me again!

[thekingiam]

i was wondering what to use to pack around the edges of earthing pit, obviously not all the crap i have dug up.
some peat of a kind? which type would be best? or just get the job done.

 

[Guitarist]

Btw, I'm not against concreting it in. Was just a quick thought that if you tidy up the edges and wack a bag of shingle in, it would allow water in whilst allowing further maintenance if necessary.

 

[madseb]

in that case my solution would be to do what had first had crossed my mind (although after reading the regs and interpriting them incorectly) i would fill with pea shingle and cap with concrete to keep the cosmetic appeal of the driveway aswell as allowing for moisture to saturate the earth rod, and prevent it from drying out.


ill admit when im worng, every days a school day..
also dont deal with tt systems much, so forgive my ignorance.

 

[jimmymac]

My biggest concern is that the shovel is a 'trip hazard'.....

 

[Swicade]

Surely the length of the earth rod cancel's out any concerns about drying out?

as always pro's and cons with everything and no hard set rules (as usual) so we all do things in different ways.

 

[Knobhead]

Good point Swicade,
I hope it’s not one of the dreaded “twigs”. At a good depth drying out shouldn’t be a problem so could be made good with concrete. Not so deep then you will need something pervious.

 

[cbw]

I have lost count how many times I have just pulled an earth rod out of dried up ground.

Wood stores built over them

concrete drives/paths above them them.

Then I am getting old and senile so may just be imagining it all............. >2000ohms!!!!!!!

 

[Swicade]

Looking at what the OP has done in the pic i'd imagine he's done all the right tests and put the appropriate length rod in.

I've no doubt many rods have been pulled out in the past but who's to say they was put in properly with the right tests in the first place?

 

[thekingiam]

after reading all your pros and cons i am still going to go with pea shingle,my reasons being the whole property is surounded by concrete and tarmac so little water will enter the ground.

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after reading all your pros and cons i am still going to go with pea shingle,my reasons being the whole property is surounded by concrete and tarmac so little water will enter the ground.

 

[1shortcircuit]

If I tripped over that it would just bring my attention to how neat the work looks

:thumbsup

 

[Amp David]

Why would you not just concrete it back in, the the pit is permanent, in the ground. What would you do if it was a customers and not a family members? I think most customers would want their concrete surfacing reinstated.

Surrounding it in pea shingle IMO would be a total balls up of what look to be a quality neat job.

 

[alarm man]

you wont be relying on that 2 inch gap round the pit to keep an 8ft rod damp,look at any tt pit and you wont see it filled around with gravel,its always flush with what the ground surface is,eg concrete,block pave etc.

 

[DurhamSparky]

all 200+ earth pits at my job are surrounded by concrete and tarmac!! with a further 75 or so in grassed areas...

 

[sparks1973]

Not sure why everyone is obsessing about an alleged trip hazard. It is against a building, and besides, every house I've ever owned/visited has had literally dozens of levels in the garden and pathways including flowerbeds, brickweave paths, patios, raised beds, drain covers....
Pea shingle filled to the level of the concrete won't create a hazard any more than having gravel on your drive!!!

yes....why has it been sited against the building?....it would have been better a minimum of 1 meter away...where it isn`t going to be intercepting any foundation rubble...or any other crap the original builders decided to throw in there.....