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I have an Weil McClain Ultra 230 that was installed 3 years ago. It stopped working because the copper pipe above the unit have electrolysis and has leaked on the blower circuit. Upon further inspection, other pipes close to the system have corrosion also. These pipes were installed with the system, and they feed into black iron. There is no corrosion near these joints. I have no corrosion in any copper elsewhere in the house.

I was told by WM customer support that intake and outtake water pipes should be grounded. They currently are not. See second pic. Is this what's causing the electrolysis? Main copper water service line is tied to the neutral.

I need to get these pipes repaired and a new blower unit, but what do you think can be done to ground the boiler properly? or am I missing some other point?

Thank You.

"I don't think things have gotten bad enough yet for "every working stiff in America" that you could actually make such an action happen. The collective "frog" is in water that has slowly been heated for decades. Most of its body parts don't realize how close to 212F things have gotten"

I agree, and unfortunately, corporate America knows this. The population has been fractioned for years. Everyone has been fighting for their own piece of the pie. The pie's gone, and the bakery moved to Mexico. Getting everyone to understand "the greater good" would be very difficult, and that's where things could get ugly. I don't know of any other way to force change. It has to hurt their bottom lines, or there won't be any change.

No meaningful change is easy and there are no quick fixes. Have we gotten to the point where the pain out weighs complacency? Obviously not and hopefully we will wake up, as a nation, of people, and understand what is important and what we need to do to make things better for ourselves, our children and our neighbors. It is a collective effort, which compounds the problem even further. So many of us expect someone else to fix the problem. I had to ream one of my nephews out the other day when he said: "If my boss doesn't plan to ensure my career advances, then I will know he's not interested in my best interest."
I was horrified! this is a college educated young man with 10 years of work experience, in his chosen field. I told him he is 100% responsible for his career development , no one else. Waiting for someone else to advance your cause will get you nothing. How does your boss know or even care about your career aspirations? He's got his job and his own carrer to worry about. Figure out where you want to go and then sit down with your boss and ask if he can help you get there!