On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 15:19:37 -0400, Tom The Great
wrote:

On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:45:48 -0700, "Eigenvector"
wrote:

Now that I've had proper grounding installed in my breaker box, and have had
my hot, cold, and gas pipes bonded to that ground, should I remove the cold
water grounds that the previous owner installed? I didn't think to ask the
electrician while he was here, however as I got into the shower I was
wondering if it should be done.

I know the previous owner installed a ground wire from the kitchen outlet
grounds to the cold water pipe below - should that be clipped and removed
before I use that outlet? He had also originally installed a ground wire
from the washing machine to the cold water tap, so I know there are a few of
those around.



For residental purposes, current NEC doesn't seem to allow such a
ground method. You might want to have someone look at it.

**** NEC