Water Meter Ground Strap

Historically the home s copper water pipe system provided a safe ground for the home s electrical system.

Water meter ground strap.

Still there are electricians and local building codes that vigorously defend the water heater bonding wire as a proper safety measure. Plug your wrist straps into the banana jacks and connect the ring terminal to ground. If you use your home s main water pipe to ground the electrical system and many homes do you should attach a jumper wire around the water meter in order to provide a better path for the electricity ground path. If no jumper wire is installed a surge in electricity could cause damage to the water meter in some cases.

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The blackburn water heater grounding kit comes with two brass ground clamps. Installing a jumper wire on your home s main water pipe is easy and this. 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. Learn how we can help you increase efficiency and safety.

Missing jumper wire at water meter is a common electrical defect and safety hazard noted in many home inspections for older homes. 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. Ground multiple operators to the same workstation. Brass ground clamps included.

Product can be used with residential water heaters. Grounding to cold water pipe. Ground stations and straps not included dissipate static charges from personnel to protect sensitive electronic equipment from damage.