Extending bonding wire

[Stevenfyeager]

Is it acceptable to extend a #6 solid bare copper wire with a crimp or some kind of permanent connector on a bonding between a house panel and water line/gas line?

 

[ActionDave]

It is allowed but a simple split bolt may be all that's needed

 

[infinity]

Is it acceptable to extend a #6 solid bare copper wire with a crimp or some kind of permanent connector on a bonding between a house panel and water line/gas line?

If the conductor is a GEC then the splice needs to be irreversible. From what you've described it does sound like a GEC.

 

[petersonra]

Is it acceptable to extend a #6 solid bare copper wire with a crimp or some kind of permanent connector on a bonding between a house panel and water line/gas line?

why are you bonding them? gas lines don't normally require any special bonding unless they are CSST.

 

[Stevenfyeager]

In IN, gas lines are required to be bonded. All one conductor with water line

 

[Stevenfyeager]

But if I drive one mile across the river to KY, gas lines, not.

 

[infinity]

In IN, gas lines are required to be bonded. All one conductor with water line

They have a local code amendment?

 

[James L]

Same way in one municipality here....
Continuous from panel to first stick of gas pipe to water main (if copper)

 

[God&Jesusrgood]

In San Diego no....According to SDGE gas lines are not allowed to be bonded

 

[Stevenfyeager]

It has always seemed odd. Here in IN, gas and water lines MUST be bonded using one wire for both. Just across the Ohio river, KY, they are very careful to make sure gas lines are NOT bonded at all. For years, I’ve thought it strange that elections flow differently on the other side of this river. ?

 

[James L]

It has always seemed odd. Here in IN, gas and water lines MUST be bonded using one wire for both. Just across the Ohio river, KY, they are very careful to make sure gas lines are NOT bonded at all. For years, I’ve thought it strange that elections flow differently on the other side of this river. ?

You think it's bad there? We have 120 municipalities in the Kansas City Metro area, and they're not all the same

At least you know what it's like on both sides of Kentuckiana

It's impossible to keep up with how each AHJ wants gas bonding, smoke detectors, and what code cycle they're all on