Bonding Around SharkBite Copper Plumbing Fittings

[infinity]

Has anyone ever seen a bonding jumper around these push to connect fittings? If a copper water system used these fittings and the fittings provide isolation for each section of pipe is it no longer a complete copper piping system? Sounds like it would be many isolated sections of pipe and not a system. According to the manufacturer these fittings do not provide adequate bonding of the sections of pipe they're attached to.

SHARKBITE GROUNDING ON COPPER PIPE
When connecting a SharkBite Universal fitting to a copper piping system, install a copper jumper cable to ensure proper grounding. SharkBite Universal fittings are not an electrically continuous fitting.

 

[don_resqcapt19]

I would agree that it is no longer a water piping system.

 

[JGinIndy]

Agreed to your agree. Good info thanks

 

[infinity]

I read on a home inspection forum something about bonding around these fittings. That doesn't seem practical or feasible to me.

 

[LarryFine]

Anything on the "load" side of such a fitting would be bonded, if necessary, by the EGC of the equipment likely to energize it.

 

[JGinIndy]

With the amount of frozen pipe repairs lately I wonder how many plumbers used these?

 

[infinity]

Anything on the "load" side of such a fitting would be bonded, if necessary, by the EGC of the equipment likely to energize it.

One question is if you were required to bond the interior copper water piping system because the water main is plastic {250.104(A)}, would a system comprised of copper pipe and these non-conductive fittings require bonding?

 

[LarryFine]

One question is if you were required to bond the interior copper water piping system because the water main is plastic {250.104(A)}, would a system comprised of copper pipe and these non-conductive fittings require bonding?

I've never seen a plumbing system made up with SharkBites, only repairs and small additions.

If there is a continuously-metallic main section of the plumbing system, that's the section to bond.

If the entire system was made with non-conductive joints, I don't see how it could be required.

 

[infinity]

If there is a continuously-metallic main section of the plumbing system, that's the section to bond.

I've never seen a plumbing system made up with SharkBites, only repairs and small additions.

I agree it's more hypothetical than practical. If there were only one fitting in the system IMO that fitting would require a bonding jumper.

 

[LarryFine]

I agree it's more hypothetical than practical. If there were only one fitting in the system IMO that fitting would require a bonding jumper.

(Sorry, I rearranged and added to my post)

It could be argued that it depends on where in the system it is.

If near the middle, I would agree; if just feeding one or two fixtures, then not necessary.

 

[Hv&Lv]

I've never seen a plumbing system made up with SharkBites, only repairs and small additions.

If there is a continuously-metallic main section of the plumbing system, that's the section to bond.

If the entire system was made with non-conductive joints, I don't see how it could be required.

I agree. The fittings are too high to use throughout an installation.
Around here they are used for pex mainly.
For copper I would use compression personally

 

[hbiss]

The only thing I would agree to is never use Shark Bites!

-Hal