crosby9

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Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed!
"The Laws Of Electricity"!!!!! Ohm's Law is a guide. Nothing more. For what "Usually" will work, NEVER "ALWAY" will ANY of it work.      It's this new thing. We call it "Science". Get used to it. OR, Get out of the way. Go back and hide beh... 
Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed!
piaudiol - you're absolutely rightAll single grounding electrodes must have a resistance to earth of 25 ohms or less - if not, you must add additional electrodes and "daisy chain" them together. 
Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed!
So... the electrode that goes into the ground must be connected to.... the electrode that goes into the ground. I must admit it sounds a whole lot more official with a bunch of letters and numbers but in plain English: 2 ground rods connected to... 
Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed!
Now, I'm getting confused. Nearly every post on a dedicated breaker that I can remember has cautioned that a separate ground rod is a code violation? What gives? A separate grounding electrode is legal per NEC 250.54 but ultimately the separate...