Doug Miller wrote:
In article . com, w_tom wrote:
On Sep 28, 8:06 am, (Doug Miller) wrote:
And now you've gone and gotten it wrong again. Metal water pipe is *required*
to be used as a grounding electrode. You said it's not. That's not true.

Code only requires water pipe must be bonded. That 'bonding' to
remove fault currents from pipes. Code does not require water pipe to
be used as an earth ground.

False.

"All grounding electrodes as described in 250.52(A)(1) through (A)(6) that are
present ... shall be bonded together to form the grounding electrode system.
.. 250.52(A)(1) Metal underground water pipe."

If it's there, Code requires it to be used "to form the grounding electrode
system" i.e. as an earth ground.


As I'm sure you are aware, this has been pointed out by numerous people
in numerous threads. It is incredible how someone could be so stupid to
say water pipe is not required to be an electrode. The code, as you
quote it, is absolutely clear.

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