Picture of plastic water pipe grounding

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tom baker

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Someone posted a picture a plastic water pipe with a 4 AWG bare copper ground to it.
I and Mike Holt wanted to know is this picture for real?
 
Re: Picture of plastic water pipe grounding

As far as I know it is real. It was sent to me from the Chief Electrical Inspector of a city I work in. His e-mail to me said that it was found by a City Housing Inspector. I will see if I can find out more of the details.

Roger
 
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What's the problem with it? Is the violation that the clamp supposed to be plastic too? :D
 
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Tom I posted that I was required to do this to a jetted tub pm me and I will give you the ahj that is still chief there`s name etc.
I looked at him got a j weaver some bare and he signed it off but it is true :confused:
 
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Allen is there nothing you won't do to get a job signed off? :confused:
 
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I just re-read article 250 and I can find nothing to prohibhit using fishing line and duct tape to bond plastic pipe. You should have brought this to the inspectors attention.

[ December 28, 2005, 12:09 PM: Message edited by: jbwhite ]
 
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I spoke to the Electrical Inspector today and he said he would contact the Housing Inspector to get more details of where this was found.

Jb, it was brought to my attention by NJwirenut at ECN that Monofilament is only good for grounding branch circuits. The main service ground needs to be polypropylene rope to get enough ampacity... I'll remember this. :D

Roger
 
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Yes, but the messenger would have to be bare copper. :D
 
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