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Re: Air line piping

To: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Subject: Re: Air line piping
From: Roland Wilhelmy <rwil@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:25:55 -0800
Ufer is the name of the guy who designed or developed or proved the
effectiveness of the Ufer ground.

On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:08:58 -0800 (PST), you wrote:

::
::What is "Ufer"?  Is it something like "BFE"?
::
::Doug
::
::
::--- Roland Wilhelmy <rwil@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
::
::>
::> It is probably a function of soil characteristics
::> including ph and
::> moisture levels.  Some soils will eat metal pipe or
::> grounds.  Driven
::> grounds are not always very good unless you live on
::> a salt marsh.  If
::> you live in the desert surface area overrules
::> conductivity and a Ufer
::> sunk in concrete is about as good as it gets.
::




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