Code-required lightning protection for the flexible gas tubing in your walls — listed clamp, 6 AWG copper to ground, continuity tested and documented.
The yellow flexible gas tubing (CSST) running through most Raleigh homes built or re-piped since the 1990s has thin walls — a nearby lightning strike can arc through unbonded CSST and perforate it, causing a gas leak or fire. Bonding ties the gas piping to your home's grounding system with a clamp and heavy copper conductor so that energy has a safe path to ground. It's required by the fuel gas code, and it's one of the least expensive safety upgrades a home can get.
A bonded gas line gives strike energy a path to ground instead of through the tubing wall.
NFPA 54 requires CSST bonding — inspectors and insurers increasingly check for it.
Every bond is continuity-tested back to the grounding electrode system before we leave.
Most homeowners find out about CSST bonding from a home inspection report — but you don't have to wait for one. Book this service if any of these apply:
Home-inspection findings, insurance requirements, new gas appliance hookups, and lightning-prone neighborhoods — bonded with a listed clamp and tested copper path to ground.
Bonding is a small job that has to be done exactly right — the clamp location, conductor size, and the connection to your grounding system all come from code and manufacturer instructions.
A Straight Path to GroundListed clamp, 6 AWG copper, one continuous run to the grounding electrode system — no splices, no shortcuts.
We locate where gas service enters, identify the CSST manufacturer and routing, and verify your grounding electrode system is intact enough to bond to.
A listed bonding clamp goes on the rigid pipe near where gas service enters the home, and a 6 AWG copper conductor runs unbroken to the grounding electrode system.
We test continuity and resistance from the gas piping to ground, label the bond point so inspectors can find it, and document the work for your records or insurer.
Send us a photo of your gas meter area — we can usually tell you in minutes whether you need this.
Central North Carolina gets real lightning seasons. Bonding is the one small job that stands between a nearby strike and the thin-walled gas tubing running through your floors and walls.
Bonding is one of the most affordable safety services we offer in Raleigh, NC. The variables are simple — where the gas enters, and how far the grounding system is from it.
Bonding is a tightly scoped electrical service. Here’s exactly what the visit covers—and the gas-side work that belongs to a plumber.
Since we're already at the panel and the grounding system, these protection upgrades pair naturally with a bonding visit in Raleigh, NC.
The same storms that threaten CSST also cook electronics. A panel-mounted surge protector installs in the same visit.
Learn MoreCorroded clamps or a missing second rod weaken every protection system in the house — fixed while we're at the electrode system.
A quick once-over of breakers, terminations, and grounding while the panel is open — small findings caught before they grow.
Electric All Pro provides professional CSST gas line bonding services throughout Raleigh, NC and the surrounding Triangle. Select your city below to confirm we service your area.
Our team covers most of Wake, Durham, and Johnston counties.
Check My AddressCSST bonding sits where the fuel gas code and the National Electrical Code meet — both require gas piping systems to be bonded, and CSST manufacturers add their own instructions that carry the force of code.
The National Fuel Gas Code requires CSST systems to be bonded to the electrical grounding system — an unbonded run is a code violation regardless of how well it carries gas.
CSST gas piping systems shall be bonded to the electrical service grounding electrode system.
The bonding jumper must be copper, sized no smaller than 6 AWG, and connected with a listed clamp — not a hose clamp or wrap of bare wire.
The bonding jumper shall be not smaller than 6 AWG copper wire, attached with listed fittings.
The conductor must land on the grounding electrode system — the same ground rods and connections that protect your electrical service — so gas piping can never float at a different potential.
Metal piping systems likely to become energized shall be bonded to the service grounding system.
Each CSST brand's installation instructions — clamp placement, conductor length limits — are enforceable under the code. We follow the listing for the product actually in your home.
Listed equipment shall be installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing.
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Common questions from Raleigh homeowners about CSST and gas line bonding.
Our Raleigh electrical experts are here to help you every step of the way.
Look near your water heater, furnace, or gas meter for flexible corrugated tubing with a yellow (sometimes black) jacket. Homes built or re-piped from the 1990s onward very commonly have it.
Typically $250–$600 including the listed clamp, 6 AWG copper conductor, labor, and continuity testing. Long conductor runs or grounding system repairs can add to that — confirmed before work starts.
CSST walls are far thinner than traditional black iron pipe. A nearby lightning strike can induce enough energy to arc through an unbonded run and perforate it — bonding gives that energy a safe path to ground instead.
They're related but different: bonding connects metal systems together so they stay at the same electrical potential; grounding connects that bonded system to the earth. CSST bonding does the first, using your home's existing grounding electrodes for the second.
Usually yes. Most black arc-resistant CSST brands still require bonding per their installation instructions, which are enforceable under code. We check the specific product's listing before telling you it's optional.
Most bonding jobs are done in one visit of one to two hours, including testing and labeling. It's a same-week appointment in most of our service area.