Re: Grounded Gas Line Re:3/4, 1/4,or 3/4 copper tubing?...

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Original poster: "Allanh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <allanh-at-starband-dot-net>

Everyone should check there own utilities carefully. My
water lines are all CPVC, even the main pipe runing down the street. The
main gas line is also plastic. I watched as they installed it and noticed
they buried a wire along side it
so metal detectors can find it. More and more cities are madating CPVC as
code because of copper failure and the link of copper water pipes and
Alzhimers.

allan

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Subject: Grounded Gas Line Re:3/4, 1/4,or 3/4 copper tubing?...


 > Original poster: "Harold Weiss by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<hweiss-at-new.rr-dot-com>
 >
 > Hello all,
 >
 > The recent discussion on grounded natural gas lines got me to check my
 > own.  The gas line in my house IS GROUNDED!  It enters the house in the
 > same location as the water main.  The gas feed to the meter turns to
 > plastic pipe about 3' down in the ground.  I found this out when Public
 > Service changed the meter position on the house.  The water pipe is copper
 > and runs into the local water table once it gets below the footing of the
 > foundation.  Great grounding when Lake Winnebago is in your backyard.
When
 > I started coiling, I covered the gas line in the vicinity with chicken
wire
 > grounded to the cold water pipe.  I would not try to have currents of any
 > kind on the gas pipe.
 >
 > This grounding of the gas line seems strange.  Anyone?
 >
 > David E Weiss
 >
 >