Water bond required?

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With all house piping plastic except for a copper
header to connect the water heater, pressure tank, pex lines and poly well line is a water bond necessary? Copper is all in one room and about 10' in length. Since there are two 200A services with 4/0 Aluminum service conductors this would require a #2 CU water bond which seems silly.
 
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after you bond that, you better look under the kitchen sink and bath vanities to make sure there are no unbonded copper pigtails to the faucets, etc. :) I agree with ty, I've never seen anyone require bonding on the piping you describe.
 
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Augie, I have seen it required, but it's ridiculous, IMO.

A recent new poster mentioned that he required such bonding, but I forget where that thread is. That person's idea was that it was necessary to bond the water inside the plastic pipe.

I don't believe he returned to defend his position.

[ February 11, 2006, 04:30 PM: Message edited by: georgestolz ]
 
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Seciont 250.104 requires bonding of a metal water piping system. Your ten foot length of copper is not a "system". The rest of the non-metallic piping could be bonded with a non metallic jumper.
 
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I recently had to bond two panels (200 amp, 100 amp) separately to a copper water pipe that was about twelve feet in total length. Went from the pressure tank to the water heater and back to the ceiling. Had to run two separate #4's and bond both sides hot and cold.
 
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