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Does the NEC require plastic water piping, the water system to be grounded or a main bonding jumper to bond the household water? I know this was the case when everything was copper.
Does the NEC require plastic water piping, the water system to be grounded or a main bonding jumper to bond the household water? I know this was the case when everything was copper.
Whether inside the pool, tub or pipe the water is just as energized - but we generally do not immerse ourselves in the water pipes.At a guess the question is about bonding the water inside the line. Outside a pool or hot tub it's hard to imagine the water becoming energized, but the question was about code not safety.
Just what do you think would be accomplished by bonding a plastic water line?
Not to bond the plastic but to bond the water that is in the plastic. I have a local inspector that is telling me I need a cold water bond for the water. I can see where he is coming from just like what we have to do with pools to bond the water. I just wanted to make sure there is nothing in the code that states the water system.
I have had inspectors tell me that if there is 6' or more of copper, say at the water heater, that it needs to be bonded. but if it is all pex there is no bond required.