groundind electrode conductor brought to water pipe when house has well ?

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If it's there and meets the definition of a GE, it's required. Read 250.50 through 250.58

Now if it doesn't meet the definition of a GE it still must be bonded, read 250.104

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A metallic water piping system is always:
Grounded per 250.52(A)(1) or
Bonded per 250.104

The bonding location only has to be accessible.
The grounding location has to be within 5 ft of the water pipe entrance into the building
 
tom baker said:
A metallic water piping system is always:
Grounded per 250.52(A)(1) or
Bonded per 250.104

The bonding location only has to be accessible.
The grounding location has to be within 5 ft of the water pipe entrance into the building
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This can be important. I learned the hard way when I had a similar installation a few years ago. The house had a plastic water main, and the inspector told me to treat it as a metallic water pipe and bond within 5' of its entrance into the building. So I ran about 100' of #2 AL to the pipes entrance on the other side of the house. Needless to say he was wrong and I listened to him. The metal water pipe 5' from the panel was all that I need to bond to, not the one 100' away. Good lesson learned.
 
well pipe

well pipe

closest 3/4 cold water is what we used to do

but since the water pipe coming in is plastic i dont understand how it could be an electrode
 
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