Water Meter Ground Jumper

This bonding is essential to maintain continuous ground path.

Water meter ground jumper. As the same sketch shows at b if the building water main piping is being used as a source to provide a ground for the electrical system then the main ground wire between the electrical panel and the water piping should be clamped on both sides of the water meter. As you can see by the corrosion it will reduce the effectiveness of the correct ground wire. A jumper ground wire at the water meter is am important safety device that should be installed on most homes that have a buried copper or galvanized water supply line that brings water into the house. That is why i was wondering if there was copper on the load side of the meter and the op wanted to know if he had to jump across the meter.

10 sol str 2str. If you use your home s main water pipe to ground the electrical system and many homes do you should attach a jumper wire around the water meter in order to provide a better path for the electricity ground path. Installing a jumper wire on your home s main water pipe is easy and this. The water meter itself can be removed for service replacement etc etc from the meter setting equipment without disturbing any of the piping which is a nice feature but this whole assembly should be jumped out.

If no jumper wire is installed a surge in electricity could cause damage to the water meter in some cases. The southwire water heater grounding kit is designed for residential water heater use but can be used across any continuity break in residential plumbing. Which i cannot seem to find online. The water meter is an invensys water meter that sits on top of ford meter box co.

One of the most common electrical defects that i find while doing truth in sale of housing evalutions in minneapolis is a missing jumper wire at the water meter. Buried metal water pipe makes a good ground for the electrical system and is commonly used for grounding the homes electrical system. The water heater creates a break between the cold water pipes and the hot water pipes in the home. Our meters are in the ground outside the homes so it is not an issue but i could see someone enforce jumping across the meter if the connection is on the meter itself when there is plastic outside and copper inside or the reverse.

Grounding system jumper wire around the water meter. Kit includes two brass ground clamps and copper conductor. By bonding the hot water pipe to the cold water pipe at the water heater it is thought that this helps to ensure that the entire plumbing system will be electrically grounded.