Grounding Water and Gas Pipe

[tonyd]

I just built a home and during electrical inspection, the inspector mentioned that I need to ground the water and gas pipes to the main panel using a #6 bare copper wire. My question is where do I connect the wire in the panel. My first guess was to attach the wire to the grounding block in the panel but the #6 wire is too big to fit any of those holes. It is a Seimens panel 200A. Or should I just fasten the wire to the grounding wire that exits the panel and goes to the grounding plates underground?

Thanks..

[Wgoodrich]

The grounding bar is where you would connect 6 awg grounding wire. Your holes will accept a 6 awg wire just unscrew the set screw more. It has to be almost all the way backed out then tightened on the wire but it will fit.

Code also allows you to connect these grounding wires from the water pipes to the grounding electrode conductor using a split bolt. [grounding electrode conductor is that certain conductor located between the grounding electrode [commonly a ground rod and the panel]. This grounding electrode conductor from teh grounding electrode must be unbroken. The equipment grounding wires from the water pipes or gas lines only bonding the water pipe or gas pipes to the equipment grounding system may be broken or jointed if needed.

Hope this helps

Wg

Good Luck

Wg

[student1]

The grounding bar is where you would connect 6 awg grounding wire. Your holes will accept a 6 awg wire just unscrew the set screw more. It has to be almost all the way backed out then tightened on the wire but it will fit.

Code also allows you to connect these grounding wires from the water pipes to the grounding electrode conductor using a split bolt. [grounding electrode conductor is that certain conductor located between the grounding electrode [commonly a ground rod and the panel]. This grounding electrode conductor from teh grounding electrode must be unbroken. The equipment grounding wires from the water pipes or gas lines only bonding the water pipe or gas pipes to the equipment grounding system may be broken or jointed if needed.

Hope this helps

Wg

Good Luck

Wg

Very good info, Wg. Thanks. Does this apply to well-casing ground as well?