How Deep Does The Electrical Wire Need To Be In The Ground When Inside Schedule 80 Grey Pipe?
To understand the answer of this question, you first need to understand why we ground the wires. The grounding of wire provides a separate path for the flow of current in case of any short circuit so that there is no severe damage or loss occurs due to the short circuiting. In case of short circuit, the current travels through the ground wire and is neutralized in the ground. Usually it is better to have the ground wire a bit deep in the ground so that no current comes to the surface of the earth which can cause electric shock to the person walking on the surface. Also the current flowing in the wire is another factor which is used for the decision that how much deep the grounding of wire should be done. Normally the wire is grounded as deep that it touches the water under the surface of the earth. According to these considerations you can decide that how deep you have to ground the electrical wire. There is no dependency on the pipe used for the shielding of electrical wire.
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