Chemical Earthing System vs Traditional Earthing

What is Chemical Earthing System?

In Chemical Earthing system, chemical powder is used instead of salt and coal. In any ordinary earthing, salt and coal are placed on top of the electrode. When the chemical earthing, the chemical powder is placed over the electrode.

Two types of powders are used in chemical earthing system. One is Carbon powder and the other is Bentonite powder. Carbon powder is black in colour while bentonite powder is brown in colour. Earthing with carbon powder is used in a normal place while earthing with bentonite powder is used in a dry place.

Chemical Earthing System	Traditional Earthing System
It is based on pipe in pipe technology or flat in pipe technology	It is based on single strip with GI and copper plate earthing
Less space only 8 to 10-inch bore required	More space 2ft x 2ft bore required
Less maintenance, no need to pour water regularly	Required regular maintenance in every 3 month
Less corrosion	More corrosion
Long life 10 to 15 years	Less than 10 years
Cost effective solution	Costly solution

The benefits of Chemical Earthing System are as follows:

Reduces the resistance of the soil.
It does not need water like earthing like salt and coal so it is also called maintenance-free earthing.
Chemical earthing life is longer.
It gives us stable earth resistance in all seasons.