Grounding On a PVC pipe

[motown1435]

Was checking the service panel and found 2 grounds, 1 ground was a rod and other I thought was connected to the copper pipe main in the crawl space, but when I went down there I noticed that the ground wire wasn't connected to copper pipe. Was this because the service line was PVC not a continuous copper pipe?? Thanks

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[resqman]

Yes.

[Jim Katen]

Of course, the electrical service should still be bonded to the water pipes to prevent them from becoming energized.

- Jim Katen, Oregon

[Rob Amaral]

Jim's right (of course!). You need to 'bond' the grounding electrode conductor (AKA the 'ground wire') to the metal water pipes so that any stray juice to the metal pipes will trip-off a breaker, even if the 'service' to just inside the foundation is plastic....

File under 'bonding'...

[motown1435]

Great Stuff Thanks[^]