Grounding and bonding in the Twin Cities
Ground rods, panel bonding and pipe bonding done right, permitted and inspected.
- We trace the grounding path before we change it
- We explain your options for ungrounded outlets
- We fix grounding after service and plumbing changes
- MN License #EA807704
- Bonded & insured
- Permits & inspections handled
- Free quotes
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Grounding & Bonding, start to finish
- Ground rods and electrodes
- Panel bonding
- Water and gas pipe bonding
- Options for ungrounded outlets
- Permit and inspection
Three steps to a finished job
- Tell us what you need
Call 612-991-4005 or send the short form. Quotes are free.
- Get a written scope and price
We look at the job and put the scope and price in writing before any work starts.
- We do the work and get it inspected
We pull the permit, do the work, and the inspector signs off.
Common questions
What is the difference between grounding and bonding?
Can I just replace my two-prong outlets with three-prong ones?
My plumber replaced the water line with plastic. Does that matter?
Does a service upgrade include new grounding?
More about grounding & bonding
Grounding and bonding are related but different. Bonding joins metal parts of the electrical system, and metal piping or equipment that could become energized, so that they stay at the same electrical potential and give fault current a low-resistance path back to the source, enough to trip a breaker. Grounding connects the electrical system to the earth, using ground rods, a metal underground water pipe, or other electrodes. This limits the effect of lightning and surges, and helps stabilize voltage.
Prime Time Electric MN, LLC inspects, repairs and installs grounding and bonding for homes, rental properties and commercial buildings across the Twin Cities. We see the same issues repeatedly: missing or loose connections at the panel, water service replaced with plastic that left the grounding path broken, no bonding on gas piping or metal water lines, and old homes with outlets that have a three-prong face but no ground behind them.
Older Minneapolis and St. Paul housing often has two-wire cloth or armored cable that was never grounded or relied on the cable armor as a path. Whether and how it can be improved depends on the wiring, and we explain the options for the house in front of us.
When you need it
- An inspector or home inspection report cites missing, loose or improper grounding or bonding
- Plumbing work replaced a metal water service or pipe with plastic
- You have outlets with no ground, or three-prong outlets with nothing behind them
- Panels were replaced or modified and the grounding electrode conductor was not reconnected
- A new or upgraded electrical service needs a proper grounding electrode system
- Metal gas piping, water piping or equipment is not bonded as required
- Surge damage, tingling from appliances or metal surfaces, or equipment failures suggest a fault path problem
What’s included, in detail
We trace the grounding electrode conductor and check the electrodes and connections.
Installation or replacement of ground rods and other grounding electrodes as the installation requires.
Correct neutral and ground arrangements at the main panel and in subpanels.
Bonding of water and gas piping and other metal systems as the code calls for.
Options for outlets lacking a ground, such as running a ground, adding a new circuit or using GFCI protection where allowed.
Grounding and bonding done correctly as part of a panel or service upgrade.
Permitted where required and inspected by DLI or the local jurisdiction.
Our process
- Inspect
We check the service, panel, electrodes, piping and outlets, and test what can be tested.
- Explain
We show you what is missing or wrong and what each fix involves, in plain terms.
- Correct
We install or repair electrodes, bonding and connections to meet the code as adopted in Minnesota.
- Inspect and test
The work is inspected where permitted, and we test results and note them for you.
More questions
Will grounding protect my equipment from lightning?
Guides
Often done together
Ready for your free grounding quote?
Call or send the short form. You get a written scope and price before any work starts.