![]() ![]() So, do any of you have issues with what he has said? I realize there might be differences of opinions, but all I care about is safety. He also stated it doesn't need to be re-inspected and he didnt' seem to mind me doing the work. He then went onto say they don't care about bonding to the gas line, they don't require that. He said if ANY of the line that entered the building was metal, then I need this wire attached at the 5' point. ![]() The inspector also said it didn't matter if some of my waterline was pex because the water will still carry the current. quick side question, why no breaks? Is that really necessary or could I use some sort of clamp to join two wires? If it really matters, then I'll buy new wire and run a new run, just a lot of work. They have however required it to be bonded to water line at the 5' mark since '96 I believe. He said it used to not matter where this wire was bonded to the waterline, which explains my old wire along the rim joist that was so nicely taped to the pipe. It is not and the inspector whom came out seemed fine with this!? The person I spoke with said it should be #4 wire run, with no breaks, to the panel to within 5' of where the water line enters. The #4 wire which is currently attached to the copper, cold water line supplying my hot water heater, should be within 5' of where the line enters the building. I ended up calling and speaking with a supervisor at the inspection office and this is what he told me. Thanks for the replies, but I am/was getting a bit confused. I'm hoping I can unstaple from the joists and move it over, but if not, it needs to be spliced onto, if possible. The old clamp, near the water heater is accessible, but I'd like to remove the copper line where it is attached if/when the heater gets moved. I believe it was just the original ground from the old panel. This was along the rim joist inside the house. The copper waterline is no longer there,but the wire is. The 3rd copper wire isn't a tracer wire on pex, it is an approx #4 gauge copper wire that is ran from the panel to the copper waterline. I would think some continuity (sp?) would be lost in the, I guess I could Ohm it to check. The tank is connected to the copper waterline via stainless tubes and the gas is via an aluminum hose, I believe. If it had been bonded to the tank, I might understand, but it's not. I understand that the gas line needs to be bonded, but does it really make a difference if it's connected to the copper water line 15' away or 2' away? Either it's grounded or it isn't, is my thought, but again that's why I'm here asking. Well, maybe the electrician ran the ground wire to the copper line near the hot water heater so that the gas pipe was bonded as well, but I don't see what that gains. or do I need to run all new grounding wire? Is there a certain gauge I need for the runs? Can I splice into those grounds to move them 20' over?. ![]() One other thing while on the subject, I will also be moving the copper line that the phone company grounded to as well as the cable company. My question is, if the copper water lines will now be further away, can I add to the copper grounding wire to make it longer? If so, what is the best method to do this? I am not sure what gauge the wire is, but can probably find out and I'll be moving this about 10', thought not sure I would need 10' of wire. I am also replacing some of the copper with pex, just to clean things up, so I can finish off the basement ceiling. I am wanting to install a new hot water tank and will be installing to a new location. When the inspector came out, he also questioned it, but said what he did was fine. I questioned why he ran it so far accross the house, when there was a copper water line closer, but don't remember what he said. The copper wire runs about 30-40' and is secured to the copper pipe near my hot water tank. I know that the 200amp panel is grounded to a grounding rod outside, I also know he ran some bare wire to the copper waterlines in my house. Being that I like to know what and why is going on, I tried to pay a bit of attention. If it matters, there is also a subpanel that was installed in my basement and a subpanel installed in my garage. I had an electrician change my 65amp panel to a 200amp panel. ![]()
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