- Location
- Tennessee NEC:2017
- Occupation
- Semi-Retired Electrician
I'm having a disagreement with an inspector over an already installed GEC that is "sleeved" through a piece of EMT.
First, I'll get this out of the way. The installation is existing and I don't think I should have to redo it as I'm really not doing anything but adding a inner system bonding bridge. I had to ask the inspector a few questions on another part of the job and I just asked him about how I intended on adding the bridge. He asked how the GEC was run and I told him it was just sleeved in EMT down the side of the house.
I had planned on just running a piece of bare #6 tapped to the GEC from where it exited the EMT at the top, or maybe at the bottom where it came out. Then bring the jumper up/down to where the bridge would be placed.
Well he proceeded to tell me that the installation was wrong since the EMT wasn't bonded at both ends and that I couldn't add the bridge to it without correcting the install.
I tried to explain that the EMT was only a sleeve and didn't need to be bonded.
He is adamant that it does.
The way I read 250.64(E) you only need the conduit to be bonded if it runs from an enclosure or cabinet to the electrode. And you wouldn't need to bond it if it's just a sleeve.
It's not a major thing, but I don't like having to do something (re-do in this case) without it being required.
Am I reading the code section right, or is the inspector correct and I need to "eat crow"?
First, I'll get this out of the way. The installation is existing and I don't think I should have to redo it as I'm really not doing anything but adding a inner system bonding bridge. I had to ask the inspector a few questions on another part of the job and I just asked him about how I intended on adding the bridge. He asked how the GEC was run and I told him it was just sleeved in EMT down the side of the house.
I had planned on just running a piece of bare #6 tapped to the GEC from where it exited the EMT at the top, or maybe at the bottom where it came out. Then bring the jumper up/down to where the bridge would be placed.
Well he proceeded to tell me that the installation was wrong since the EMT wasn't bonded at both ends and that I couldn't add the bridge to it without correcting the install.
I tried to explain that the EMT was only a sleeve and didn't need to be bonded.
He is adamant that it does.
The way I read 250.64(E) you only need the conduit to be bonded if it runs from an enclosure or cabinet to the electrode. And you wouldn't need to bond it if it's just a sleeve.
It's not a major thing, but I don't like having to do something (re-do in this case) without it being required.
Am I reading the code section right, or is the inspector correct and I need to "eat crow"?