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   Rich. to krw   
   Re: Grounding at service entrance   
   15 Jul 15 08:33:29   
   
   From: rcres@XXnewsguy.com   
      
   "krw"  wrote in message   
   news:3pfaqadhkrn6mpj5avo8611g7sv9h7095q@4ax.com...   
   > On Tue, 14 Jul 2015 06:15:55 -0400, "J.B. Wood"   
      
   > BTW,   
   > water pipes are no longer allowed as the building ground (just the   
   > opposite, though - they are grounded).   
      
   Nope you have it backwards. The water piping, assuming 10 or more feet is in   
   direct contact with the Earth, is the main ground. The driven ground rod is   
   referred to as the supplemental ground.   
      
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