There’s a recent good thread on this. And there are scores of threads on this in general. A couple below.
I feel like the two grounding rod deal may be misunderstood based on your diagram. I think the requirement is two grounding rods, not greater than 6 (?) feet apart, and bonded together. The purpose of which is to be a connection to the earth.
In my mind I think of these two rods as the single earth ground.
I don’t think this is what people think when they hear two grounding rods.
Not to criticize
@Supervstech at all but I have a hard time understanding “neutral must be separate from all grounding conductors except in the first disconnecting means….”
I think there is only one neutral ground bond and I guess the first disconnecting means is the breaker box?
PS-listen to
@Supervstech instead of me in all things.
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