Understanding Bonding Jumpers
- Thread starter Seven-Delta-FortyOne
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Joe.B
Senior Member
- Location
- Myrtletown Ca
- Occupation
- Building Inspector
Sure, if you're confident that it is. Unfortunately a lot of them are not. We see a lot of service upgrades where the electrician never steps foot in the house....
Seven-Delta-FortyOne
Goin’ Down In Flames........
- Location
- Humboldt
- Occupation
- EC and GC
That’s my issue. I rarely go in the house. I’d love to do the gas line bonding at the water heater, but that rarely works out
Seven-Delta-FortyOne
Goin’ Down In Flames........
- Location
- Humboldt
- Occupation
- EC and GC
Because it’s a supplemental electrode, so technically it’s a GEC ran to it, not a bonding jumper?
- Location
- New Jersey
- Occupation
- Journeyman Electrician (retired)
If there is no branch circuit connected to the gas equipment then it is not likely to become energized and does not require bonding. If the gas pipe is connected to equipment served by a branch circuit then the EGC for that circuit is permitted to bond the gas pipe as Curt stated. An external bonding jumper is not required.
Joe.B
Senior Member
- Location
- Myrtletown Ca
- Occupation
- Building Inspector
I'm refreshing myself on 250.104 and (A)(1) says that it can be bonded by the GEC, "if of sufficient size" so that does kick you back to Table 250.102(C)(1). You had it right the first time.
Joe.B
Senior Member
- Location
- Myrtletown Ca
- Occupation
- Building Inspector
ggunn
PE (Electrical), NABCEP certified
- Location
- Austin, TX, USA
- Occupation
- Consulting Electrical Engineer - Photovoltaic Systems
Why does bonding/grounding have to be so ^#*!! complicated? 
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