Yes there is a ground rod installed here as well. The ground wire here is a continuous connection that starts at the ground rod then to the ufer ground and then to the panel.

The only reason I installed the ufer ground was because it was on the plans and the inspector wont pass the job if the plans call for it.

As for the 4 feet, before I started this project I called the inspector to confirm and he said it had to be 48" with the red "warning" tape at 36". During the inspection he checked the depth with a tape measure.

I think the 48" is a good depth. by the time you have low voltage, sprinklers, landscaping etc, 48" isn't really that deep.

Speaking of low voltage, if you run low voltage and high voltage parallel with each other and too closely Rf interference can be picked up. So being able to separate the conduits a bit is a good idea.

I have seen cat 6 networks not pass a certification test because the wires were run to close and parallel to electrical conduits.

nocarrier, where do you live that requires 4'?

I ran a new feed to my house during my garage upgrade and the City of Houston only required 2'.

I believe gas lines have to be 4' deep, but I've never heard of electrical lines that deep.

I am not sure this is against code....... or at least according to the electrician I was bothering at work.

Rick, If you install a 15 amp outlet on a circuit protected by a 20 amp breaker; the outlet would probably start to melt before the breaker tripped. The short, load or whatever would have to surpass 20 amps to trip a 20 amp breaker.

A 15 amp outlet is rated for just that 15AMPS. You want the breaker to trip before anything catastrophic happens.

The breaker in the panel is there to protect the wiring and the outlets not really the device connected to the outlet.

Simply, you want the breaker to trip long before the wiring or outlets in your wall etc start to melt.

If the breaker is rated higher than the wiring or outlets, then the wiring or outlets would have to exceed their maximum rating before the breaker (safety device) trips.

I know it's long winded but I hope it makes it clear.

Sent you a PM David.

I am in South Florida. Call me weird or overprotective but I don't give out too much info on where I am over public forums.

Maybe because I'm from South Florida......:rolleyes:

Not sure the last sentance is true. All i have is the 2003 NFPA spec

(3) Receptacle Ratings. Where connected to a branch circuit supplying two or more receptacles or outlets, receptacle ratings shall conform to the values listed in Table 210.21(B)(3)<table border="1">
<tr>
<td>Table 210.21(B)(3) Receptacle Ratings for Various Size Circuits</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Circuit Rating </th>
<th>Receptacle Rating</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15</td>
<td>Not over 15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20</td>
<td>15 or 20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>30</td>
<td>30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>40</td>
<td>40 or 50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>50</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr>
</table>

don't know why it inserted so much space.

Not sure about current codes, but previous codes had kitchens and dining rooms wired 20a, with 15a receptacles.