Bonding to gas

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• Nov 27, 2014

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Nothing other than a total lack of understanding of the purpose of equipetential bonding. They probably whacked the rod straight through the incoming gas pipe for a better RA!

 

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• Nov 27, 2014

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I've also seen that done before. Is that a new install?

 

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not clever

• Nov 27, 2014

• #4

Yes loads like that around here, all done by BG contractors when doing boiler changes.

 

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• Nov 27, 2014

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At least they used a PROPER rod....none of that coupled 5/8" junk.:sifone:

 

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davesparks

• Nov 27, 2014

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They haven't sealed the gap between the gas pipe and the sleeve, or between the sleeve and the wall.
So that's a fail on the current gas regs too!

 

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• Nov 27, 2014

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Very artistic. Love the helical cable run.

 

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• Nov 27, 2014

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davesparks said:

They haven't sealed the gap between the gas pipe and the sleeve, or between the sleeve and the wall.
So that's a fail on the current gas regs too!

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yes and no (grey area)

you need to seal the hole if the hole is inside the meter box, if the hole is outside the meter box and no unless its medium pressure gas pipework and all pipework requires a protective sleeve anyway

 

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• Nov 27, 2014

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wirepuller said:

At least they used a PROPER rod....none of that coupled 5/8" junk.:sifone:

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but not the right earth clamp (there only rated for internal only)

 

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• Nov 27, 2014

• #10

I’d make them take that pigtail out but there again the jobs a pigs ear.

 

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davesparks

• Nov 27, 2014

• #11

If the incoming gas main is plastic then the gas pipe may not even be extraneous without the earth rod attached.

 

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• Nov 27, 2014

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well, it's bloody well extraneous now, innit?

 

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• Nov 27, 2014

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telectrix said:

well, it's bloody well extraneous now, innit?

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Depends how good the rod is!

 

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davesparks

• Nov 27, 2014

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Doesn't have to be very good at all, even that twig will get an Ra under 2Kohms

 

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• Nov 27, 2014

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Needs Denso tape on the connections and an earth pit :49: ...

 

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