Originally posted by George Corron:
You guys already nailed this one, how 'bout an example. Sub-panel noodle and ground NOT isolated, neutral (aluminum, no penetrox) became high impedance, sub-panel fed insta-hot water heater (connection between water pipes and ground) now we had neutral (overcurrent) imposed on plumbing pipe. Cast iron DWV (That's Drain, Waste, Vent just in case) now a wet guy in shower touches cold or hot water spigot with big wet toe on drain and learns new dance in shower. Fixed this 20 years ago, and code became MUCH clearer after I drew the circuit for myself.
I know of an open neutral incident where the current flowing through the plumbing system generated enough heat to melt solder and cause major water damage. It sounds hard to believe that with water in the pipe the solder would melt, but that appears to be the case.
