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I have talked to many people who have bought homes in the Villages and had them Inspected by Home inspectors before purchase. There are strict fire and life safety requirements as to the grounding of Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing. The National Electric Code (NEC) and The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), The National Fuel Gas Code (NFGC) all require that Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing Be grounded on the house side of the gas meter as close as possible to the gas meter and this ground should be attached to the main electrical panel ground. If this is not done there is a significant risk of fire and explosion caused by electrical arcing between the Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing and the home electrical system. I have talked to many people in the Villages that have had there homes inspected for purchase here. Not one has said they have been informed of this problem by the home inspector's they have hired. It must be as close to the meter as possible on the house side and grounded to the electrical panel ground. That is the only thing that satisfies these codes and makes this homes safe. One home inspector said that there 24,000 in the Villages with Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing that if you look from the out side at the meter this has not been done. I would ask the people of the Villages to look at there homes and look a the attached Codes to see if there home is in compliance with these critical Fire an Life Safety codes. This is all a extremely important safety issue when it comes Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing and Lighting.