phughes200
Engineer
When my new well was drilled, the new PEX water supply line enters the crawlspace at the other end of the house than the old copper supply. This line was connected to the existing plumbing by installing a “T†in the existing supply line about 10' from where the old supply line entered the crawlspace. One side of the T has the new PEX supply line and valve. The other side has a PEX line to a valve then to the old supply line. The third leg connects directly to the copper line leading to the interior shut off valve. All of the existing plumbing is copper.
Originally, I had a jet pump and tank in a closet in my carport, the copper water supply line exits the closet to the outside and runs outside below ground along the exterior carport wall about 15 feet and enters the crawlspace. The copper ground wire from my 200A main panel (mounted on the exterior carport wall) measured .158†(#6). The wire goes into the ground about 9†and is connected to a bonding clamp on the original water supply line. From there, it is connected to a ground rod buried 4†below grade. The wire is all one piece.
I need to reestablish the bond connection that was broken by installing the “Tâ€.
1) Can I just add a copper wire from the old supply line to the copper line with the interior shutoff valve to restore the ground bond? What size wire is needed?
2) Do I need a jumper wire to connect my hot and cold pipes together? Right now, my system does not appear to have this. Can this be done anywhere?
3) Does a Sharkbite connector that joins two copper pipes interrupts the ground bond?
Thanks for the help.
Originally, I had a jet pump and tank in a closet in my carport, the copper water supply line exits the closet to the outside and runs outside below ground along the exterior carport wall about 15 feet and enters the crawlspace. The copper ground wire from my 200A main panel (mounted on the exterior carport wall) measured .158†(#6). The wire goes into the ground about 9†and is connected to a bonding clamp on the original water supply line. From there, it is connected to a ground rod buried 4†below grade. The wire is all one piece.
I need to reestablish the bond connection that was broken by installing the “Tâ€.
1) Can I just add a copper wire from the old supply line to the copper line with the interior shutoff valve to restore the ground bond? What size wire is needed?
2) Do I need a jumper wire to connect my hot and cold pipes together? Right now, my system does not appear to have this. Can this be done anywhere?
3) Does a Sharkbite connector that joins two copper pipes interrupts the ground bond?
Thanks for the help.