Water Meter Grounding Jumper Wire

Product also includes copper conductor.

Water meter grounding jumper wire. Copper conductor 6 awg included. 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. Residential water heater use. For 200 amp service use a 4 gauge copper wire from the panel to the water pipe within 5 feet of where it enters the house and also between where it enters and the meter.

Still there are electricians and local building codes that vigorously defend the water heater bonding wire as a proper safety measure. If no jumper wire is installed a surge in electricity could cause damage to the water meter in some cases. The bonding jumper is to be sized using table 250 66. The ground wire is bonded at the main panel to the ground system.

The blackburn water heater grounding kit comes with two brass ground clamps. This is from a different table of sizes for grounding electrode conductors as opposed to ground wires from main panel to subpanel grounding conductors. 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. Grounding a sub panel.

The southwire water heater grounding kit is designed for residential water heater use but can be used across any continuity break in residential plumbing. Sub panels are grounded through the cable that provides the sub feed circuit power. Kit includes two brass ground clamps and copper conductor. 1 in.

Brass ground clamps included. 10 sol str 2str. In the video i talk about why water pipes need to be grounded. According to national electrical code the water piping must be bonded to the service equipment enclosure the grounded conductor at the service service neutral the grounding electrode conductor where large enough or directly to one or more of the grounding electrodes.

For 200 ampere. Missing jumper wire at water meter is a common electrical defect and safety hazard noted in many home inspections for older homes. Product can be used with residential water heaters. Installing a jumper wire on your home s main water pipe is easy and this.