Eicr no visible main bond to water services

Pico1978 · Mar 31, 2017

Hi all, it's been a while but been busy in work and setting up my fledgling company I have a question, have a eicr tomorrow on a ground floor ex council flat. Had a look round earlier and can't find the main equipotential bond to the water but it is visible at the met in the db, if the bonding is under 0.05 ohm near the stop clock, with the gas bond disconnected can I class this as a c3? The supply is tt BTW not that it should matter, any advice greatly appreciated

Pico1978 · Apr 1, 2017

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Wilko · Apr 1, 2017

Do you need to fix this or ?

Pico1978 · Apr 1, 2017

I dunno, but been told the builders kicked the cable off previously just looks a bit of a ---- up to me, been OK for the last fifty odd years but if the landlords willing to pay??

ruston · Apr 1, 2017

That gas pipe needs some investigation where it goes through the wall , either the sleeving has been pebble-dashed over, or there is no sleeving.
Either way that cement needs cleaning off the copper.

Pico1978 · Apr 1, 2017

The gas pipe where the bond is in the house, so within 600mm its the main earth I'm worried about, no protection so I've recommended it be covered, obviously a c3

ruston · Apr 1, 2017

It's the effect of the cement on the gas pipe I was referring too , cement eats away the copper. It may be advisable to mention it to the landlord.
If it has been pointed in with cement it is a potential hazard.

westward10 · Apr 1, 2017

ruston said:
It's the effect of the cement on the gas pipe I was referring too , cement eats away the copper. It may be advisable to mention it to the landlord.
If it has been pointed in with cement it is a potential hazard.

And this has what to do with an EICR.

ruston · Apr 1, 2017

Nothing , but is customer consideration.

Wilko · Apr 1, 2017

Pico1978 said:
I dunno, but been told the builders kicked the cable off previously just looks a bit of a **** up to me, been OK for the last fifty odd years but if the landlords willing to pay??

Check Ra / Ze / Zs to see if it's any good. I see it's the skinny rod, so likely just one 1.2m section which may be a bit ordinary. They will have put it out there to clear the building's footings. If you dig - is that the gas line coming up wall there? Have a good look about and go slow.

davesparks · Apr 2, 2017

I don't think that connection is very well protected against corrosion, there's no mechanical protection for the cable where it obviously needs it and no means of preventing undue strain on the termination.
Plus it looks like about 6" of the 4' rod is sticking out of the ground, so that's 1/8th of its length not even being used.

DPG · Apr 2, 2017

Like post 3, 17, 26 and 40.
Is this how we have to do things now?

Pico1978 · Apr 2, 2017

Yeah def needs mechanical protection, ze 88 ohms, job today ex council flat bonding everywhere except where it should be, gonna run a ten millimeter on the outside to external gas meter and complete at water incomer, who the hell installs these meters!, they haven't got the foggiest about bonding,, 6 mm clamped to upstairs flat the 10mm to the gas box, ffs mun

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