Bonding Wire Water Heater Grounding Kit

The bonding wire is a unique part in that some plumbers recommend them and some do not.

Bonding wire water heater grounding kit.

The blackburn water heater grounding kit comes with two brass ground clamps. It is not required by the national electrical code but many plumbers will install a bonding wire even when it is not required. This bonding is essential to maintain continuous ground path. When in use the bonding wire can serve two purposes.

Product also includes copper conductor. Benefits of a bonding wire. Copper conductor 6 awg included. Because your water heater has dielectric unions so the hot and cold plumbing are isolated from each other.

Slow down corrosion of the water heater. The water bonding jumper from the panelboard or switchboard is sized the same as an equipment grounding conductor in accordance with table 250 122. If this bond is not in place it s possible for the hot and cold plumbing to be at different voltage potentials. Kit includes two brass ground clamps and copper conductor.

Product can be used with residential water heaters. Residential water heater use. 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. Brass ground clamps included.

Bonding the plumbing attempts to keep the hot and cold plumbing at the same electrical potential. If there is no direct metal to metal connection between the hot and cold water pipes the bonding jumper from the cold to the hot water line must still be installed but the bonding jumper would be.