Water Meter Ground Strap

Brass ground clamps included.

Water meter ground strap. Ground stations and straps not included dissipate static charges from personnel to protect sensitive electronic equipment from damage. Copper conductor 6 awg included. Product also includes copper conductor. Installing a jumper wire on your home s main water pipe is easy and this.

Grounding to cold water pipe. Grounding system jumper wire around the water meter. Missing jumper wire at water meter is a common electrical defect and safety hazard noted in many home inspections for older homes. Ground multiple operators to the same workstation.

Sensus provides smart technologies and services for water gas electric and lighting utilities. Learn how we can help you increase efficiency and safety. The blackburn water heater grounding kit comes with two brass ground clamps. The reasoning is that the metal casing on the water heater itself is thought to be sufficient to complete the continuous grounding path between the cold water and hot water pipes in the home.

Product can be used with residential water heaters. Still there are electricians and local building codes that vigorously defend the water heater bonding wire as a proper safety measure. 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. Residential water heater use.

The jumper wire is actually a grounding wire a short section of large gauge wire that jumps or goes across the water meter and is securely attached to the water pipe at each side. The plumbing system was grounded because its metal pipes extended a long way underground. If no jumper wire is installed a surge in electricity could cause damage to the water meter in some cases.