Earth rod inspection pits

[D Skelton]

Bit stuck here guys,

I'm looking for an earth rod inspection pit that I can mount/sink neatly into a paving slab that isn't going to stick out like a sore thumb in my customers patio. Any ideas? I can't seem to find one anywhere that isnt rounded at the edges and bevveled into the pit. A nice square jobbie would do me nicely!

 

[nadger]

Screwfix mate.

 

[nadger]

Oops sorry, misread it

Screwfix ones are rounded at corners

 

[D Skelton]

what about a square drainage inspection pit with riser? a could affix a ridgid label to that and use it as an inspection pit?

 

[stitch]

How about one of these.

6x6 Water Stop Tap Box

 

[snowhead]

6" x 6" Cast Iron Sealing Plate

 

[D Skelton]

Bomb proof!

 

[Geordie Spark]

Bomb proof!

Are you sure??

THIS from the item description:

Manufactured from Cast Iron
Only suitable for Foot Traffic Areas.

Seems strange for something made from cast iron!!

 

[Amp David]

What about this Earth Rod Pit Concrete

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Our wholesaler can get these

 

[mechelec]

Do it properly and get one of these.

Furse Earth Inspection Pits

 

[onions1066]

You guys are crazy you want to do it like this. Found this beauty today

 

[D Skelton]

Can't do rounded edges. I've been browsing and I think I'm gonna try making one up out of some drainage components. I'd normally use the Furse as they do the job just great, but just not this time.

 

[Silly Sausage]

You guys are crazy you want to do it like this. Found this beauty today

You been round Tony's then? :smilielol5:

 

[onions1066]

You been round Tony's then? :smilielol5:

Tony's house but E45 fitted it for him. Lol. They had some balls there though to drive it in there!

 

[colshaws]

Try one of these over a round drainage inspection pit https://www.pbs-limited.co.uk/pbs/5259/square-to-round-cover.aspx?gclid=CPuAvrC6wbgCFVMPtAod7QUAvQ

 

[Marvo]

We've use irrigation valve boxes in the past, they happened to be suitable dimensions, made from cast iron and rated for road use.

 

[Engineer54]

Bit stuck here guys,

I'm looking for an earth rod inspection pit that I can mount/sink neatly into a paving slab that isn't going to stick out like a sore thumb in my customers patio. Any ideas? I can't seem to find one anywhere that isnt rounded at the edges and bevveled into the pit. A nice square jobbie would do me nicely!

Really, if this earth rod is being installed under a sealed paving slab installation of some width, then i'd be drilling holes in the lid to allow rainwater access to the rod. I've seen so many rod installations positioned under concrete and the like, and seen the effects of the surrounding ground drying out, leaving at least a metre or more of a rod doing nothing....

It's only time time i've seen initial good Ra values ''increase'' rather than decreasing!!

 

[D Skelton]

No, they're not sealed, they just cover the whole garden! Blimmin annoying, there isn't even one inch of exposed earth!