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Re:We need a lot more electricians if we’re going to electri... by mcbishop on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @03:09PM (#34343903)
I assisted with a few residential electrical-service upgrades last year (in California). ...If the plumbing pipe could be used as one of two paths to ground (i.e. conductive all the way), it was. Otherwise two grounding stakes were installed instead of one.

> by code, plumbing repairs couldn't leave behind unbonded sections of conductive plumbing

I assume that's correct, but I think shady / lazy / amateur contractors can assume the inspector won't check work in the crawl space.

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Re:We need a lot more electricians if we’re going to electri... by Animats on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @08:51PM (#34348001)
Today it's more like you're bonding the plumbing to ground than assuming it is ground. That way, if something shorts to a pipe, you trip a breaker rather than energizing the water system.
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