Calif. Water Pipe Electrode, RIGHT?

[tryinghard]

This is a common and typical water main of an older building in rural California. Notice the filters and meter in pull box, no jumpers. This particular dwelling does not have a supplemental, it was not required, and it was built around 1960.

Most places, dwelling and non-dwelling, built pre 70?s relied on metallic water pipe electrodes exclusively, and back then supplemental electrodes were not required. A big problem is construction evolution and upgrades happen with and without inspections destroying these once electrodes.

It is a good habit to check these instinctively per job.

Any other thoughts?

 

[e57]

Neat - you got them all in one picture!!!! :grin: Maybe its time to get a little bit of electrical code in the plumbing code if we are going to continue to use thier stuff????

 

[ptonsparky]

My fingers are itching to put a vom across that.

 

[tryinghard]

Neat - you got them all in one picture!!!! :grin: Maybe its time to get a little bit of electrical code in the plumbing code if we are going to continue to use thier stuff????

I think we?d have to get it in the handyman & homeowners as well, :roll: the 2008 H & H :grin: