External Ground?

[Dan_Frisbie]

We live in Florida and experience many electrical storms. I have never had any lightning strikes hit me, my house, any of my vehicles, or any other buildings that I own or use (that I know of).
During a recent storm in which we had several very close strikes, I wondered if an additional ground rod attached to the RV barn and to the RV chassis would be a good idea. It could be a simple quick connect to the RV.
Anyone else consider this?

 

[osuallen]

By code, your barn should have a ground. With the RV inside your barn, you may end up with some very weird things going on on your coach electrical if you try to attach it to a ground rod - not to mention providing an additional pathway for a nearby ground strike to reach the MH. I assume you connect with a surge suppressor to your barn shore power? Might give this a read: Grounding

 

[Kevin D Pem]

By code, your barn should have a ground. With the RV inside your barn, you may end up with some very weird things going on on your coach electrical if you try to attach it to a ground rod - not to mention providing an additional pathway for a nearby ground strike to reach the MH. I assume you connect with a surge suppressor to your barn shore power? Might give this a read: Grounding

Absolutely! Give it a read. Don't give more than one ground path.

 

[Dan_Frisbie]

By code, your barn should have a ground. With the RV inside your barn, you may end up with some very weird things going on on your coach electrical if you try to attach it to a ground rod - not to mention providing an additional pathway for a nearby ground strike to reach the MH. I assume you connect with a surge suppressor to your barn shore power? Might give this a read: Grounding

The pole barn is not wired at all. The power plug-in is on my garage, which is wired to code and is literally a foot away from the pole barn.
Yes, I use the Power Watchdog anytime my rig is plugged in and it stays powered at home.
Your link is bad, it leads right back to this thread.

 

[osuallen]

The pole barn is not wired at all. The power plug-in is on my garage, which is wired to code and is literally a foot away from the pole barn.
Yes, I use the Power Watchdog anytime my rig is plugged in and it stays powered at home.
Your link is bad, it leads right back to this thread.

Sorry about the link. Try here Grounding. But is moot with knowing it is an unpowered open pole barn. Your power system should be grounded at your house/garage. Perhaps the approach would be lighting protection on your barn. Basically it is aerial terminals all interconnected and bonded to a cable system which is taken to a ground. Probably best to discuss with a licensed electrician or a registered professional electrical engineer.