Ground-beds deep vertical

These are used because of the near presence of (c) Deep Vertical Anodes the other structures and also because of the limitations of the soil depth. A typical installation is A deep ground-bed is defined as a ground-bed shown in Fig. 5.28. The anodes should always be in which the anodes are installed vertically in a placed in moist soil or in hygroscopic backfill so drilled hole at a depth of 50 ft or more. A typi-that it does not dry out during the dry season. cal deep anode installation is shown in Fig. 5.29. 

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