Michael Rigby-Jones wrote:
        > > From: Mike Singer [SMTP:msinger@POLUOSTROV.NET]
        > > Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 6:02 AM
        > > To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
        > > Subject:      Re: [EE:] Relocating house earth ground
        > >
        > > Bob Ammerman wrote:
        > > > In most cases you will have redundant grounds anyway. In
        > > > addition to the ground rod, you should have a solid
        > > > protective ground through your incoming water line ...
        > >
        > > Personally I know one water pipe repairer who was seriously
        > > injured when repairing some water pipe because some idiot
        > > used the pipe as ground line and the power device he attached
        > > to this "ground line" was with broken isolation.
        > >
        > > Mike.
        > >
        > In the UK all metal pipework has to be grounded by law.
        >
        > Mike


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Singer [SMTP:msinger@POLUOSTROV.NET]
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 8:05 AM
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      Re: [EE:] Relocating house earth ground
>
> But what if a pipe is broken between the grounding point
> and the point at which faulty powerful device with the
> broken isolation, say refrigerator, is "grounded" at it?
> How are you to repair the pipe?
>
> Mike.
>
I belive the pipework must be grounded, but not actually used as a ground
point for the house.

Mike





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