Originally Posted By: jtedesco
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Do Home Inspectors check to see if a TV antenna is properly grounded?
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Joe Tedesco, NEC Consultant
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Do Home Inspectors check to see if a TV antenna is properly grounded?
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Originally Posted By: Mike Parks
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Joe
Went I put my HI hat on I do, and the dish also.
I have yet to see either on a mast properly grounded. Most leads have been installed correctly (bonded).
Mike P.
Originally Posted By: Blaine Wiley
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I don’t look at TV antennas, dishes, Cable TV or telephone equipment or lines. All of that is specifically excluded from my agreement, and I believe the NACHI sop.
Originally Posted By: jtedesco
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I believe that the instructions supplied with that type of equipment specifically requires compliance with the NEC Articles 810, 820, and 830.
A lighting strike could be serious, and they have been cited as the cause of a fire or equipment damage.
Maybe the SOP should be revised to include something that relates to this issue.
As an AHJ I would be able to enforce 110.2 and 110.3(A) and (B) and be on solid ground!
PS: I am on the Amtrak right now travelling into NYC using my wireless card, and it works great, a far cry from the old Royal Typewriter!
Joe
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Originally Posted By: jpeck
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Yes.
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Jerry Peck
South Florida