Bonding water main on a residence

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roger said:
There is nothing mandating which electrode the GEC lands on first as long as the GEC is sized for the largest required electrode per 250.66, after that properly sized jumpers are all that is required.


Roger
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What if two rods are required, do you have to go "unbroken" between them?
 
Bill, click here for the old disscussion, be fore warned, it was a long one. :eek:

Roger
 
roger said:
Bill, click here for the old disscussion, be fore warned, it was a long one. :eek:



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Thanks, I was just going to read a little of it. 45 minutes later......Still didn't see where anyone said you did or didn't have to keep the GEC continuous between 2 rods.:rant:
Just the size required is all I saw, but my eyes/brain are tired and could have missed it.
 
infinity said:
So you have an existing #6 to the ground rod and you want to run a new #6 to the water pipe? The GEC is the existing #6 to the rod. The new #6 to the water pipe is a bonding jumper so you do not need to have a continuous #6 to the rod and then unbroken to the water pipe.
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Actually the existing GEC is a #6 and now they want me to run a #4, do I have to dedo it all now. Also I was told that I could use a split bolt anywhere on the grounding conductor and it is considered a permanent connection and is considered continuous, is this true. Cant find anything that says that but I hear it is done all the time.
 
badashuka said:
Actually the existing GEC is a #6 and now they want me to run a #4, do I have to dedo it all now. Also I was told that I could use a split bolt anywhere on the grounding conductor and it is considered a permanent connection and is considered continuous, is this true. Cant find anything that says that but I hear it is done all the time.
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They may call that a permanent connection but it is not irreversible which is the language used in the NEC.

See 250.64(C)(1).
 
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