Charlie Morgan wrote:
On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 20:46:42 -0500, Nate Nagel wrote:

Charlie Morgan wrote:
On Sun, 3 Dec 2006 16:42:17 -0500, "RBM" rbm2(remove
wrote:


Let me clarify. You can connect it to your main cold water pipe within five
feet of where it enters the building. You can also connect it to the fuse
box or anything that is grounding the fuse box


No you can't. Bad advice.

CWM
Well, the water pipe should be bonded; it just shouldn't be used as a
primary ground. I agree, the correct method would be to use grounding
stakes (several) and ground the panel that way and then bond the water
pipe to the panel (as well as installing bonding jumpers around the
meter and the HWH)

nate

Yes the water pipes should be bonded, but they are not to be used to provide
ground for anything else.

CWM

Can you explain why the US National Electric Code requires the
underground metallic water piping be used as part of the Grounding
Electrode System? It does you know, even when the entire interior
plumbing system is non metallic.
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