Bonding Metal Siding

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Re: Bonding Metal Siding

Originally posted by jim dungar:
How do you bond the metal screws in a wooden deck?
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If this is new construction, you could lay a strip of metal on the joists, that the deck screws penetrate and make contact with, bonded with a conductor that connects the strips together, and tied to the equipotential grid.

Well, you could.
 
Re: Bonding Metal Siding

If this is new construction, you could lay a strip of metal on the joists, that the deck screws penetrate and make contact with, bonded with a conductor that connects the strips together, and tied to the equipotential grid.

Well, you could.
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Larry, Larry common are you serious, or are you joking. I thik
 
The NEC states that is can be of extra safety to bond metal siding but it is within a FPN and not part of the application.

As others have stated, it is very hard if not impossible to bond the metal siding of a dwelling...again due to its nature.

I believe 680.26(b)(5) lists the requirements, I then went to the NEC handbook to check it as well and it also does not reference to the siding even in the explanation notes.

Also I notice on Mr. Holts images it also does not give notice or reflection to any metal siding....

My take on FIXED metal parts are Metal Fences, Metal Awnings,Metal Door Frames and Metal Window Frames. The nature of these items are fixed while siding is rather loose and does have issues of not being completly solid in nature.
 
What is so difficult about bonding metal siding? I would chalange anyone

living in a building with metal siding,to get a tester and check from a hot

source to the siding,and not read 120vac!! You may have to scratch into

the paint a little.

Now, if you actually intend to bond it,it should be easy.
 
benaround said:
What is so difficult about bonding metal siding? I would chalange anyone

living in a building with metal siding,to get a tester and check from a hot

source to the siding,and not read 120vac!! You may have to scratch into

the paint a little.

Now, if you actually intend to bond it,it should be easy.
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Reading voltage and being able to clear a fault are not the same.
 
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