How To Ground Service Panel To Pex Water Line

Old 02-06-19, 09:47 AM

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Nowadays the right grounding electrode usher runs from the main water line within 5' of where it exits the foundation undeground and before the meter. In your case you have about eleven inches worth of eligible length of pipe to clamp the GEC to.

and so I need to run this GEC to the foot of copper where it enter my basement and clamp it? Other end of GEC continued in console box?

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Where do the ground wires going exterior become to?

Assuming the 1 that was in that location when I purchased the house goes to the original basis rod. The other wire that goes straight to console box would have been attached to the basis rod installed when my electric service was run cloak-and-dagger I would assume.

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The upwards to date lawmaking too calls for a #6 copper GEC from the panel to two ground rods at to the lowest degree 6 feet apart. Y'all may or may not already take these. These will suffice even if y'all replace the remaining foot of copper coming in from the wall to be plastic.

It was stated previously that for 200 amp service, a #4 GEC was required, is that correct or can I use #6? I have a 200 amp service.

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If the pipe clamp is also a terminal strip to attach other wires to, it could hang loose if the piping was replaced with plastic. It could too be fastened to the plastic pipage for physical support.

the pipe clamp has 2 GEC connected to it by i clamp. It's like a brass color clench.