I read that as going from a resi service panel to the water pipe, and from the water pipe to the rods....just don't sit right...never have seen anyone go that route, even the 'lectrician named "self" & his buddy "homeowner". The route everyone around here takes is panel to water pipe, panel to rods; excluding the McMansions with ufers.
It might not sit right with you Hotline1, but it is perfectly allowed by the NEC.
Study the path the GECs take in the picture iwire posted. A lot of electricians with way more experience than me are shocked by it. The are many tales of required paths GECs are to take, yet they are not based on the code.
[This message has been edited by dmattox (edited 09-21-2005).]
