Hello all.
Taking the courses.
There is no jumper wire over the water meter where I live. The previous inspection report does not note this. What type of defect would this best come under? What would be the best way to write this in a report?
Much appreciated.
Depends… beginning with…
Where is the meter (and YOU) located?
What type of Grounding System does the structure have?
What type of piping (material) is on either side of the meter?
And so on…
FYI… Details matter!
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Hi Jeffrey.
It fits the description of - should have one. I am more interested in how to narrate it in the report and to what defect it falls under. Have you written a report noting a missing jumper wire? If so perhaps you could pass on what you wrote in your report. Would be much appreciated.
Thank you.
How’s this:
The Grounding Electrode Conductor (GEC) terminates on the street side of the water meter. The continuity of the grounding path or the bonding connection to interior piping shall not rely on water meters or filtering devices and similar equipment therefore a bonding jumper is required around the water meter.
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Thanks Robert. Do you list it as a minor or major defect?
Or do you just report on it. Under report commentary?
Rarely.
That is one of the few electrical issues I find, (or should say “don’t find”). It helps that the meters are rarely very old. Seems to me the utility company changes them out every 10-15 years on average (in town), and out of town homes are on Private Water Systems, (Well), so no meters.
The common issue that I often find is corrosion/rust built up at/on the primary clamp for the GEC due to condensation on the pipe, as they are most always located in basements.
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We never see this in our area. All or our meters are at the curb/street easement and not basements.
Thanks Jeffrey. There is definitely a fair bit of corrosion on the GEC clamp. It is located in the basement.
So, you don’t get 3-5+ feet of snow in winter, or temps down to -30f on average??! 
Nope! Maybe 3" to 6" at one time a couple times a year and it is gone in a few days! We are not in the frozen tundra! 
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Well, there ya go! LOL.
That’s a good point for Mark…
He really should fill in his Signature Information so others that are attempting to help him with his queries will have better information to refer to. Quebec vs Tennessee will likely have different answers to many questions.
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Thanks Jeffrey. I put in my location.
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Sorry for the off topic, but it’s interesting that folks debate and blah, blah, blah about climate change, What Scott stated as snowfall in was pretty much what saw in our area 4 or 5 years ago. We’ve had less than an inch or 2 total snowfall in the past 2 years. I don’t know, but something is changing… 
The earth is forever changing… We are in a heatwave in our area and according to the news, the last time we had temps like we are now was in 1998.
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That is true and before long, the “cycle” will begin again. In the mean time, I guess we should worry about jumper wires and how much snow we get… 
With any due respect, 4 or 5 years ain’t squat!
What is the annual average for the last 100-200 years?
Even that number is a speck on a fleas balls!
And this really matters for what?
You tell us. You are the one who derailed this thread.
You seem to be turning into a ‘Fetty’ overnight!
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You seem to be turning into a ‘Fetty’ overnight!
Fuck off JJ. You could have left it alone…but you couldn’t pussie!! 