From: andrew@cucumber.demon.co.uk   
      
   In article ,   
   	Dean Hoffman  writes:   
   >   
   >         I asked on the alt.home.repair group about driving   
   > ground rods.  The respondees so far have suggested pouring   
   > water in a little hole at the spot then putting the rod in.   
   > I've seen that suggested other places too.  Someone usually says   
   > that using water isn't acceptable.  The water aided method makes the   
   > ground rod less effective than one just hammered in.   
   >     So, is that true?   
      
   Not heard of using water in the UK.   
   Don't know if you have the same SDS drills we use, but we can get   
   SDS-plus and SDS-max drill bits for inserting earth rods, although   
   I often find a large hammer is more effective, depending on the   
   makeup of the ground.   
      
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   Andrew Gabriel   
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