dnk make me understand this.

Do you agree 250.50 requires us to bond the water pipe to any other present grounding electrodes forming a grounding electrode system?

Do you agree that theses electrodes that are bonded together into a grounding electrode system are required to be connected to the service grounded conductor?

If your answer is yes to both of these then how can you say the water pipe is not required to be used as a grounding electrode?

Now lets look at this from another direction.

250.50 references all electrode types.

It seems by your interpretation that none of the electrodes are required to be used.

Bob


Bob Badger
Construction & Maintenance Electrician
Massachusetts