CTH50 Posted July 10, 2012 Report Posted July 10, 2012 What can happen when a gas line is hooked directly to a live 20 amp circuit?
Douglas Hansen Posted July 10, 2012 Report Posted July 10, 2012 If the gas line is properly bonded, the breaker trips, killing power to the circuit. If the gas line is not bonded, the person touching the gas line and an adjacent grounded surface will become the human bonding jumper, killing the person.
CTH50 Posted July 10, 2012 Author Report Posted July 10, 2012 Thanks- In this case the wires were not energized. Click to Enlarge 50 KB
Mark P Posted July 10, 2012 Report Posted July 10, 2012 that looks like a bonding wire - where did the other end go. also that brass gass line should be replaced. View the safety alert at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/cpsr_nws06.pdf
inspector57 Posted July 11, 2012 Report Posted July 11, 2012 That looks like a screwed up attempt to bond to the gas line, notice both the black and bare wire are connected. I'll bet there is no real grounding electrode and this is the ill conceived attempt at grounding the system. Get a real electrician in there FAST!
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