The Bond and Ground Podcast

Welcome to The Bond and Ground Podcast—On this episode Paul Abernathy explains the importance of connecting all the EGC's in boxes together, regardless of their sizes, and Paul also explains when you need to bond metal boxes and so on in this episode of explaining section 250.148. On this podcast the National Electrical Code® becomes personal, practical, and powerfully clear. Hosted by Paul Abernathy, a respected voice on Code Making Panel 5 (CMP-5) and industry-leading expert on grounding and bonding, this show delivers deep insights into Article 250 and beyond. Each episode breaks down real-world applications of grounding and bonding rules, dispels myt...

Welcome to The Bond and Ground Podcast—On this episode Paul Abernathy provides commentary to an article that was published on LinkedIN about Grounding and Bonding. While the articel was well formulated, it was incorrect in the statements about the subject matter. Since this podcast came out, and It was edited to remove the authors name, it has been changed and is not technically accurate to kudo's to the author for taking the innitiative and editing their article to be technically accurate now based on our podcase. However, he was offended so I removed his name from this podcast as wi...

Welcome to The Bond and Ground Podcast—On this episode Paul Abernathy discusses the misunderstanding of how to connect equipment grounding conductors, also known as EGC's in a box when you have multiple sizes and what happens when you have a metal box interposed in a PVC raceway system and visa versa for PVC boxes in metal raceway systems.

On this podcast the National Electrical Code® becomes personal, practical, and powerfully clear. Hosted by Paul Abernathy, a respected voice on Code Making Panel 5 (CMP-5) and industry-leading expert on grounding and bonding, this show delivers deep insights into Article 250 and...

Welcome to The Bond and Ground Podcast—On this episode Paul Abernathy reviews an article written by an author and published on LinkedIN. While the article is well formatted and flows nice, it does introduce innacurate statements about how overcurrent devices trip as well as improper interplay between grounding and bonding functions as demanded in the performance portion of Article 250, and most notible in Section 4. On this podcast the National Electrical Code® becomes personal, practical, and powerfully clear. Hosted by Paul Abernathy, a respected voice on Code Making Panel 5 (CMP-5) and industry-leading expert on grounding and bonding, this show delivers dee...

Welcome to The Bond and Ground Podcast—On this episode Paul Abernathy explain the installation of grounding electrodes, such as rods, pipes, plates and rings and the concept of supplementing such electrodes as discussed in 250.53.. On this podcast the National Electrical Code® becomes personal, practical, and powerfully clear. Hosted by Paul Abernathy, a respected voice on Code Making Panel 5 (CMP-5) and industry-leading expert on grounding and bonding, this show delivers deep insights into Article 250 and beyond. Each episode breaks down real-world applications of grounding and bonding rules, dispels myths, and explores the Code’s intent—so you’re not just following...

Welcome to The Bond and Ground Podcast—On this episode Paul Abernathy explain the the various electrodes that can be used in an electrical grounding system. From water pipe grounding electrode to ground rods, Paul talks about them all on todays podcase. On this podcast the National Electrical Code® becomes personal, practical, and powerfully clear. Hosted by Paul Abernathy, a respected voice on Code Making Panel 5 (CMP-5) and industry-leading expert on grounding and bonding, this show delivers deep insights into Article 250 and beyond. Each episode breaks down real-world applications of grounding and bonding rules, dispels myths, and explores the Code’s int...

Welcome to The Bond and Ground Podcast—On this episode Paul Abernathy explain the function and overview of Main Bonding Jumpers and System Bonding Jumpers per 250.28 of the 2023 National Electrical Code. On this podcast the National Electrical Code® becomes personal, practical, and powerfully clear. Hosted by Paul Abernathy, a respected voice on Code Making Panel 5 (CMP-5) and industry-leading expert on grounding and bonding, this show delivers deep insights into Article 250 and beyond. Each episode breaks down real-world applications of grounding and bonding rules, dispels myths, and explores the Code’s intent—so you’re not just following the rules, you're understan...

Welcome to The Bond and Ground Podcast—On this episode Paul Abernathy explains the Prescriptive vs Performance Requirements in 250.4 for grounded systems. On this podcast the National Electrical Code® becomes personal, practical, and powerfully clear. Hosted by Paul Abernathy, a respected voice on Code Making Panel 5 (CMP-5) and industry-leading expert on grounding and bonding, this show delivers deep insights into Article 250 and beyond. Each episode breaks down real-world applications of grounding and bonding rules, dispels myths, and explores the Code’s intent—so you’re not just following the rules, you're understanding them. Whether you're a licensed electrician, inspector, engineer, or seriou...

Welcome to The Bond and Ground Podcast—where the National Electrical Code® becomes personal, practical, and powerfully clear. Hosted by Paul Abernathy, a respected voice on Code Making Panel 5 (CMP-5) and industry-leading expert on grounding and bonding, this show delivers deep insights into Article 250 and beyond. Each episode breaks down real-world applications of grounding and bonding rules, dispels myths, and explores the Code’s intent—so you’re not just following the rules, you're understanding them. Whether you're a licensed electrician, inspector, engineer, or serious Code student, The Bond and Ground Podcast equips you with the grounded knowledge you need to wire w...