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

[JOHNEO99]

I have been in ahj's that have made me bring GEC to cold water pipe and others that dont require it. Is this acceptable to not bring to water pipe?

 

[roger]

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

Roger

 

[tom baker]

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

 

[infinity]

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

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.

 

[JOHNEO99]

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

 

[JOHNEO99]

bonding gas pipe

bonding gas pipe

so why doesnt the gas pipe get bonded too roger?

 

[JOHNEO99]

i guess i need a bonding jumper

i guess i need a bonding jumper

bonding jumper it is

ty roger