[Heathkit] Gadzooks, when is a ground a ground?

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 6 Dec 2007 at 20:31, Gudguyham at aol.com wrote:

> When installing a new 200A service you need 2 ground rods within 6
> feet apart

You mean "...no more than 6 feet apart...". Yes. That is 
what I did.

> and you need to bond the water piping system within 5 
feet
> of where it enters the home.

Yes. Done.

However, in our case, the water MAIN is plastic all the way 
from the street to three feet inside the house. There is NO 
metal piping connected directly to the earth anywhere in our 
home. Nonetheless, our panel IS bonded to the water-piping 
system where that is metal. Where it stops being metal, and 
continues as plastic, I suppose the water is carrying the 
ground, since it is full of iron here. :-)

> The water piping system must be bonded in
> case the piping gets energized, it will throw the breaker. Lou

Yup.

Ken Gordon W7EKB