How do I ground my mobile home?
Manufactured Homes July 8th, 2009A friend of mine bought a mobile home and it’s not grounded. If you touch the porch rail and door knob at the same time you get shocked. Also his power bill is excessive considering he only has the water heater and refr. running right now. Maybe this is part of the problem. How does he get it grounded?
July 8th, 2009 at 5:53 am
When the electric service was installed in the home, it should have been done by a professional electrician. When service is installed to the breaker box there is a grounding wire that is run from the box into the ground. As for as the large electric bill it wouldn’t have anything to do with the ground wire. That would be another reason I would call an electrician.
July 8th, 2009 at 5:53 am
i do not know i would like to know aswell. keep me updated.
July 8th, 2009 at 5:53 am
Call in a electrician, let them do the work for you.
July 8th, 2009 at 5:53 am
a metal stake into th ground with a cable attached to the steel beams
July 8th, 2009 at 5:53 am
He’s got to contact the power company that supplies the electricity to him. They will check it out and either fix it or recommend an electrician be called. This is a very dangerous situation. He should call ASAP
July 8th, 2009 at 5:53 am
This sounds like more than a grounding problem if you are getting a shock, you need an electrician.
July 8th, 2009 at 5:53 am
You can purchase a grounding rod from the local electrical supply house. Usually a 1/2 inch by 6 foot steel rod that’s copper coated. Drive one in the ground at each end of the home and run a piece of wire( about 6 gauge) to the frame and clamp it. Try to scrape the coating off the frame where you ground it. Everything you neeed can be gotten at the supply store. Don’t forget the rod clamps for the wire. Hope this helps!!!!!!!!!!!
July 8th, 2009 at 5:53 am
Ground rods and plumbing service entrance ground. He probobly has a loose connection to the housing of the trailer as well. There is most likel;y grounding lugs connected to the trailer body that are loose. Code says you need two ground rods but it varies city by city. If the city plumbing entrance is copper that must be grounded as well. Later!
July 8th, 2009 at 5:53 am
The answer to your question depends upon where you are (which country).
Do not install a ground (earth) rod unless you know what you are doing. This is by far not a simple task.
The first thing I would be doing is conducting an insulation resistance test. If the insulation resistance is below 10 megohms, there may be a problem. If it is below 1 megohm, there is a potentially lethal problem.
At the end of the day, a licensed professional needs to be called.
Do not listen to any other advice that indicates that this problem can easily be solved by a non-electrical person.