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Unused Earth Rod in Garage.

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I was working in a new Mac. and Stone house today. In the garage is a nice new metalclad garage unit. It is supplied from the P.M.E. house supply and is earthed via the S.W.A. armouring and a third copper core. Under it is a 4.0mm2 green and yellow single wire running down to an earth rod that travels through the concrete garage floor. In the garage unit the green and yellow is stripped at its end but not terminated. It is just floating in mid air.

Why is it there? Was it left for a possible electric vehicle charger?

 

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    So was it installed for possible E.V. charging use? The garage is very small and a modern car would struggle to get into it. Also the single garage is cluttered with stuff including a freezer and tumble dryer. The car is forced to sit on the drive.

    That's normal nowadays. If an EV socket is in a garage and might reasonably be used for a car in the garage, there are no concerns about PME earthing.

    Mind you, yesterday I noticed an EV whose lead squeezed under the garage door. I suspect that such an arrangement might be commonplace.

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    Zoomup: 
    So was it installed for possible E.V. charging use? The garage is very small and a modern car would struggle to get into it. Also the single garage is cluttered with stuff including a freezer and tumble dryer. The car is forced to sit on the drive.

    That's normal nowadays. If an EV socket is in a garage and might reasonably be used for a car in the garage, there are no concerns about PME earthing.

    Mind you, yesterday I noticed an EV whose lead squeezed under the garage door. I suspect that such an arrangement might be commonplace.

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