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Ian Howe
Any of you knowledgeable people know what this is, 2 of them are one the ground near the front door of a house I'm purchasing.
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Octopus
That is a cover for a tt earth rod ....
Do not remove or disconnect
Do not remove or disconnect
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One may not have been providing a good enough earth so a second was added? One could have failed and the other is a replacement?
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Why is there ever two of anything?
Dunno, but as Ken Dodd used to say, if you want to check if you're alright you should have two of everything down the sides and one of everything down the middle.
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you have 2 eyes and 2 balls. if 1 fails then the other one works. why not 2 earth rods?Why is there ever two of anything?
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Your wife is on Mumsnet complaining you can't get it up, bet you wished you had a spare........... ;o)))))
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I’d guess that the installation was done by someone who cares a bit more about doing a good job than those people who do the bare minimum necessary and just bang one small earth rod in.
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Well, at least someone's got the meaning.....
there's nothing like a bit of insurance.
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Exactly!
Best guess, the one in the photo is the original. then at a later date for whatever reason it was tested and found to not be sufficient. The new one was added and the connection transferred to that one.
If you really want to know, there is no reason you can't pull it up an inch or so and peak underneath to make sure it isn't connected to anything. Even if it was still connected you would have to have a fairly severe electrical fault in the house for it to be carrying any current.
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