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Inspector Mike®
- Location
- Mike P. Columbus Ohio
- Occupation
- ESI, PI, RBO
The NFPA 54 rule is the rule, but there is just no technical evidence that the bonding solves the problem. CMP5 asked the proposers for technical evidence to support the idea that the bonding will prevent the lightning damage that was causing fires, and the submitters could not provide any such evidence that would convince CMP 5 to put the rule into Article 250.
Based on this lack of evidence, if I was building a house in an area that has thunderstorms, I would not even consider CSST for my gas piping.
That being said, there are codes and instructions that require the CSST to be bonded and the EC might as well do it, as long as he gets paid to do it.
EXACTLY!