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John Ross wrote:

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On Sep 23, 9:21?am, John Ross wrote:
RBM wrote:
"HeyBub" wrote in message
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Running a separate circuit (including ground) to a dedicated outlet with
its own breaker is the best idea.
Think of the water pipes as a potential source of power - that's why they
are grounded. The water pipes are not the SOURCE of a ground for the
electrical system - grounding pipes protects you when you come into
contact with the plumbing.
This is incorrect. Ten foot of buried metal water pipe is the source of
ground and is required to be bonded to other grounding electrodes and
attached to the service disconnect panel
This is what I was getting at. Should the connection to the water pipe
be moved to within 5 feet of the entrance of the house (to be closer
to that 10 foot of pipe you refer to).And also does it matter if the
old connection is left (i.e. 2 places it is bonded at)?

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John
new bonded ground should be right where pipe leaves home.

how many AMPS is the main panel? 60? I would start by replacing the
main panel and service drop. Is your fuses?

100 amps and breaker box. NO budget to upgrade that--I just want 2
grounded outlets!

As far as the new bonded ground being right where pipe leaves home, is
it ok to have one also farther away (i.e. original one)?

--
John

I've grounded about a half dozen old outlets in my house.

I drill a tiny hole in the wall plate with a 54" long drill bit and
fished a green wire, then made a home run to the breaker panel. I used
a big split bolt connector to connect the new grounding wires to the big
Ground Electrode Conductor close to where it came out of the panel.

Bob