[RE-wrenches] Water Pipes as Grounding Electrodes

[Nick Soleil]

    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
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From: Ryan LeBlanc <ryan at naturalenergyworks.com>
To: re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org
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
ryan at NaturalEnergyWorks.com
http://www.NaturalEnergyWorks.com


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