Earthing System Installation: S.No Checks YES No N/A Remarks 1 Earth Pits As Per Drawing/specifications
Earthing System Installation: S.No Checks YES No N/A Remarks 1 Earth Pits As Per Drawing/specifications
Electrical
EARTHING SYSTEM INSTALLATION
Project Name & Capacity: SSE_EL_CL_523
Client: Project Location:
Drawing / Specification No.: Site
Location / Area : Inspection Date:
S.No CHECKS YES No N/A REMARKS
1
Earth pits ‐ As per drawing/Specifications :
1.1 Location & No. of pits
1.2 Depth & Distance of earth pits
1.3 Electrode Ci / Gi / Copper
1.4 Charcoal / Salt
1.5 Welded/Nut‐bolts/brazed connections at joints
1.6 Reducer / Funnel provided
1.7 Test link provided
1.8 Masonry work complete
1.9 Cover installed
1.1 Pit identification number fixed / painted.
2.1 Earth conductor sizes as per drawing/design
2.2 Overlap at welded joints/Brazing
2.3 Painting of Joints
2.4 Tightness for Bolted Joints with torque wrench
2.5 Bolted Joints marked after tightening
2.6 Laying / straightening / Bending of strips
2.7 Removing of paint at equipment termination ends
2.8 Earth pits interlinked with strip
2.9 Contact surfaces free from non‐conducting materials
Check the strip connection with MMS to MMS and MMS to
2.1
Earth pit
Earth conductors fixing to buildings shall be by means of
2.11 copper or brass clamps with brass screws and non‐fibrous
wall plugs
2.12 Low voltage switch boards & MCCB’s shall be connected to
the earthing system by two separate & distinct conductors
Enclosure of all transformers & switchgear shall be earthed
2.13 directly to the main earth by two independent connections
Metallic sheaths and armouring of all multi‐cored LV cables
2.14 shall be directly earthed at both ends
For single core cables ‐ Metallic sheaths and armouring of
2.15
shall be directly earthed at only one end
Fences shall be separately earthed from other earthing
2.16
systems on each side of gate
Check for Location of foundation & depth for arrestor pole as
3.1 per approved drawing
3.2 Fixing of LA pole on foundation & proper tightening
Check for connection & tightening of LA down conductor
3.3 with earth pit GI strip
3.4 Tightness for Bolted Joints with torque wrench
3.5 Check LA pole provided with stray wires supports
Observation/Comments: