[TowerTalk] Grounding of Residential Propane Tanks

[Blake Bowers]

My tower sites that I purchased from MCI
almost all had propane tanks, and they ALL were
tied into the ground grid.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Burke" <wi5a at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'towertalk reflector'" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 5:18 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Grounding of Residential Propane Tanks


>
> I'm in the process of setting up a station, tower, etc at my new QTH in a
> rural location. While bonding the shack ground to the utility entrance
> ground I couldn't help but notice that the 500-gal propane tank, located
> about 20 ft from the utility entrance ground, is not grounded. 
> Furthermore,
> it has no provisions for a ground lug. No hole, nothing. I asked the 
> propane
> distributor and he says he has never seen one grounded.
>
> It would be relatively easy for me to drill the hole and run the wire to 
> the
> utility entrance. But I'm just curious if I am missing something here --
> should the tank be grounded?
>