Lack of bond strap

[Jerry Simon]

For all you *pipe* people...

Is the lack of a bond strap here okay, where the metal pipe is normally bonded to the water supply pipe? Instead of a strap, the ground wire is screwed to the conduit where you would normally attach the bond strap. The ground wire then clamps to the water pipe. Seems okay, but first time I ain't seen a bond strap for bonding the electric pipe to the water pipe. Thanks for any insight.

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[kurt]

He didn't have a strap on the truck, I guess.

It should work. Why wouldn't it work?

[Chad Fabry]

I'd be all excited to see anything. It looks good to me.

[kurt]

It's supposed to have a bonding strap. The GEC isn't normally bonded to the conduit around here, only the water service pipe.

[Jim Katen]

Originally posted by Jerry Simon

For all you *pipe* people...

Is the lack of a bond strap here okay, where the metal pipe is normally bonded to the water supply pipe? Instead of a strap, the ground wire is screwed to the conduit where you would normally attach the bond strap. The ground wire then clamps to the water pipe. Seems okay, but first time I ain't seen a bond strap for bonding the electric pipe to the water pipe. Thanks for any insight.

I see it done this way frequently. It never occured to me that it would be a problem.

- Jim Katen, Oregon

[msteger]

Can't say I've ever even seen a gas line bonded around here.

[hausdok]

I see gas lines bonded all the time. I can't imagine a competent electrician wiring a house and not bonding them. Perhaps they've been bonded but you just didn't see the connections.

OT - OF!!!

M.

[Jim Katen]

Originally posted by msteger

Can't say I've ever even seen a gas line bonded around here.

Um, this thread is about water pipes.

Of course gas pipes are supposed to be bonded.

- Jim Katen, Oregon

[Speedy Petey]

I never add an additional bond to gas lines.

The gas piping is bonded via the circuit ground run to gas appliances.

This is expressly described in the NEC as well.

[Speedy Petey]

To add, if the ONLY thing the gas pipe was supplying was a water heater for instance, with NO electrical connection, then yes, an external bond would be required.

[Bill Kibbel]

Well, around this part of PA, it's very rare to see the nat. gas line NOT bonded. It's been required by local municipalities for at least 2 decades. NJ still isn't, even when CSST is installed (the manufacturers require it).

I never see LP lines bonded in either state, even with CSST installed.

[msteger]

Originally posted by msteger

Can't say I've ever even seen a gas line bonded around here.

Sorry.. I forgot we were talking about water pipes now. Around here most areas require a ground wire be connected to the water service pipe for the secondary ground (such as bonding across the water meter). Some, however, don't require it here.