CSST Revisited in Ohio

Interesting, Mike. I've never heard of an "electrical safety inspector" before. Out here an electrician or a plumber would be able to do that.

I always enjoy reading about protocols in other areas of the country.

Mike good post.  "Visually" checking to see if an electrical system is grounded and bonded is all a plumber or home inspector can do.  Determining whether the system is "actually" grounded and bonded can be very difficult and requires very specialized training and proceedures.

I never knew this till now, thanks for the great information.

Good to see this information getting out to the inspection industry.

While it may take an electrician to determine of the CSST "IS" properly bonded, a home inspector that has proper training can tell if it is "NOT".

I would guess that 80% of new homes I inspect are not properly bonded. Fortunatly this is not a difficult fix for a qualified electrician.

The ICC issued a directive in this regard (I don't have the link at the moment) requiring manufactures to establish proper bonding and installation requirements for thier product. Many manufactures of CSST have this information available for the inspector's use.

Caution to inspectors:  If your not absolutely sure of the requirements and what to put in your reports; do your homework on this one.