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Had an electrician in Portland tell me my grounding clamp was wrong

He pointed at my water pipe clamp and said that setup will turn your whole house into a ground rod if lightning hits, so anyone else ever get told their grounding is way off after they already finished the job?
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evan543
evan54311d ago
Yeah my buddy in Seattle had the exact same thing happen to him with his water pipe clamp after a rough inspection. I mean I thought mine was fine too but apparently those old-school setups are a bigger deal than people realize.
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ericcraig
ericcraig11d ago
Wish I'd learned about ground clamps before I grounded myself trying to fix a light fixture, but @evan543 is right about those old setups getting people in trouble.
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