[Prev][Next][Index][Thread]

Re: grounding




> Water pipes are perfect if they are the nice heavy galvanized steel ones.
> Nowadays, there is all this plastic "stuff" running around so if your
house
> is fairly new you have to be sure you water lines are not plastic I
guess.
> Your house wiring and phone may also be grounded to the same water pipe
(a
> good sign) so you may have a nice conduction path to them if the ground
is
> not really good.


Many modern houses on concrete slabs use what is called a UFER ground. 
Essentially, it is a ground wire connected to a wire grid embedded in the
slab. Take a look at the electrical and telephone service boxes and see
what they run their grounds to.