MC wrote:
John Grabowski wrote:

"Robert11" wrote in message
...

Hello,

Just want to get the terminology correct.

Understand the differences between the Ground and the neutral in house
wiring O.K., but for
the bare wire that comes in from the street (along with the two
phases) to
the house service panel:

is this correctly called a Ground wire or a Neutral wire ?

Thanks,
Bob




It is a grounded conductor commonly called the neutral. The wire that
connects to your water pipe and ground rods is called a grounding
conductor
or more specifically a grounding electrode conductor.

FYI: May be no longer OK to ground to a water pipe in many locations
now. I prefer to only use ground rods anyway.

In any installation governed by the US National Electric Code you must
use the underground metallic water piping as a grounding electrode. Not
using it is not a choice you would have.
--
Tom Horne