From: dhky@shaw.ca   
      
   On 07/04/2015 9:08 AM, Andrew Gabriel wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >   
   heavy clay soil -rural areas- urine works well.   
      
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