This is in the raised foundation. The grounding electrode conductor (GEC) is attached to the flexible metallic conduit, which is obviously wrong, but the kicker - the FMC never even touched the ground. It came out of the service panel and traveled about three feet, directly into the kitchen.
The sellers agent said, *“this house was built to older codes, and this was allowed back then.” *My client is a retired electrician (IBEW), so I just smiled
The outer jacket of BX was not for grounding it was for wire protection .
There was a single wire inside or a flat aluminum strip for grounding.
They have found current in the Jacket caused a lot of fires .
This looks Like a steel jacket real old … Roy