motown1435 Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Was checking the service panel and found 2 grounds, 1 ground was a rod and other I thought was connected to the copper pipe main in the crawl space, but when I went down there I noticed that the ground wire wasn't connected to copper pipe. Was this because the service line was PVC not a continuous copper pipe?? Thanks Click to Enlarge 43.57 KBSM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resqman Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Of course, the electrical service should still be bonded to the water pipes to prevent them from becoming energized. - Jim Katen, Oregon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Amaral Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Jim's right (of course!). You need to 'bond' the grounding electrode conductor (AKA the 'ground wire') to the metal water pipes so that any stray juice to the metal pipes will trip-off a breaker, even if the 'service' to just inside the foundation is plastic.... File under 'bonding'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motown1435 Posted March 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Great Stuff Thanks[^] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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