Water Meter Ground Strap

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.

Water meter ground strap.

Copper conductor 6 awg included. Still there are electricians and local building codes that vigorously defend the water heater bonding wire as a proper safety measure. 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. Ground multiple operators to the same workstation.

Sensus provides smart technologies and services for water gas electric and lighting utilities. The blackburn water heater grounding kit comes with two brass ground clamps. Brass ground clamps included. Product can be used with residential water heaters.

Plug your wrist straps into the banana jacks and connect the ring terminal to ground. The plumbing system was grounded because its metal pipes extended a long way underground. Ground stations and straps not included dissipate static charges from personnel to protect sensitive electronic equipment from damage. Installing a jumper wire on your home s main water pipe is easy and this.

Residential water heater use. Learn how we can help you increase efficiency and safety. Product also includes copper conductor. Grounding system jumper wire around the water meter.

Grounding to cold water pipe. If no jumper wire is installed a surge in electricity could cause damage to the water meter in some cases. 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.