Hot Water Heater Bonding Wire

Kit includes two brass ground clamps and copper conductor.

Hot water heater bonding wire.

According to the experts we spoke with bonding wires may actually extend the life of the water heater by diverting electrolysis from the anode rod and tank even on electric models. This is frequently done at the service panel. The pressure of the clamp may stress soldered joints and valve connections. This bonding is essential to maintain continuous ground path.

If this bond is not in place it s possible for the hot and cold plumbing to be at different voltage potentials. One clamp is placed on the cold water pipe while the other goes on the hot water pipe. A bonding wire is an external part that is attached to the water heater. Bonding the plumbing attempts to keep the hot and cold plumbing at the same electrical potential.

In any case if you need a bonding wire it usually consists of a 6 awg bare copper wire connected to a ground clamp on each of the hot and cold water pipes. Because your water heater has dielectric unions so the hot and cold plumbing are isolated from each other. The southwire water heater grounding kit is designed for residential water heater use but can be used across any continuity break in residential plumbing. Bronze ground clamp for bonding bare copper wire bronze ground clamp for bonding bare copper wire to water pipe or for use as a water meter shunt.

The bonding wire is usually a heavy copper wire fastened with brass clamps at one end to the cold water pipe and at the other end to the hot water pipe. More product details close. It typically has two brass clamps with a thick copper wire strung between them. This bonding jumper is sized using the same section and table used for the grounding electrode conductor for the service.

Most electricians automatically bond the cold water line but do not ensure that the cold and the hot water lines are metallically interconnected through mixing valves in the plumbing fixtures. Each clamp should be on a smooth part of the pipe and not too close to any fittings. So whether or not your local code calls for the bonding wire you may want to install one to get more life out of your water heater. 10 sol 2 0 str ground wire range.