Electrical Ground Meter

The meter socket the nipple and the service equipment enclosure are required by 250 92 a 1 and 2 to be grounded through the methods in 250 92 b including bonding to the grounded conductor of the service.

Electrical ground meter.

Inside a standard household electric meter box there is a center neutral bus bar with wire connection lugs at each and two hot bus bars each with wire connections lugs at each end. There is also a connection lug for the grounding wire which is bonded to the center neutral bus bar. As the same sketch shows at b if the building water main piping is being used as a source to provide a ground for the electrical system then the main ground wire between the electrical panel and the water piping should be clamped on both sides of the water meter. Klein tools test and measurement product line was exclusively designed from the ground up by electricians for electricians.

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Grounding system jumper wire around the water meter. The cast meter socket has a built in grounding means connecting the neutral conductor to the socket base.