Bonding of Gas Appliances

[aaronm]

With the recent uptick in lawsuits against inspectors for CSST installations not being bonded as per the manufacturer's installation instructions, et al., a few inspectors in Texas have now begun, in my opinion mistakenly, calling out bonding in all manner of places. Specifically, a couple are disseminating (mis)information regarding the need and requirement to install bonding jumpers across flexible gas appliance connectors at water heaters and furnaces. I am not talking about CSST here, just the usual gas appliance connectors. Am I wrong in assuming that there is no specific NEC requirement for this? Or are the other guys suffering from Colorado-inspired delusions?

Thanks,

aaron

 

[electrofelon]

With the recent uptick in lawsuits against inspectors for CSST installations not being bonded as per the manufacturer's installation instructions, et al., a few inspectors in Texas have now begun, in my opinion mistakenly, calling out bonding in all manner of places. Specifically, a couple are disseminating (mis)information regarding the need and requirement to install bonding jumpers across flexible gas appliance connectors at water heaters and furnaces. I am not talking about CSST here, just the usual gas appliance connectors. Am I wrong in assuming that there is no specific NEC requirement for this? Or are the other guys suffering from Colorado-inspired delusions?

Thanks,

aaron

It is my interpretation that the nec requires no additional bonding for gas appliances or piping systems. It clearly states that the egc serving the appliance does the bonding.