The primary reason to ground water pipes is to provide a path to ground in case an ungrounded conductor shorts out against water pipes or equipment in a water system. Have you ever been shocked by touching a sink, instant shower heater in Central America, or touching water in a poorly wired house? It is not so uncommon for a person to become the shortest path to ground. It is good practice to bond the water system to the grounding electrode or other grounding conductor.
Nick Soleil Project Manager Advanced Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC PO Box 657 Petaluma, CA 94953 Cell: 707-321-2937 Office: 707-789-9537 Fax: 707-769-9037 ________________________________ From: Ryan LeBlanc <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, January 6, 2010 3:00:45 PM Subject: [RE-wrenches] Water Pipes as Grounding Electrodes I've had so much conflicting input on the points of Grounding Water pipes or using them as Grounding Electrodes for systems in places like New York and San Francisco. Could someone be kind enough to set me straight on the intentions, functions and applications of this? Ryan J. LeBlanc NABCEPT Certified Solar PV Installer Cell: 707.591.1950 Direct: 707.536.9839 [email protected] http://www.NaturalEnergyWorks.com _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: [email protected] Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
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