bonding

  1. P

    Is guidance note 8 earthing and bonding worth buying?

    Helloo, Im looking to constantly improve my knowledge in this field and I feel like earthing/bonding is an area I want to touch on but im just wondering how much can guidance note 8 offer me. I know guidance note 3 was definitely helpful and the way it’s worded it’s much more easier to...
  2. BriteSpark

    New Consumer Unit, Water and Gas bonding

    During a new CU installation does the bonding for the gas and water also have to be upgraded to the latest regulations or just tested/ inspected?
  3. Tequila

    UK Whirlpool bath

    Whilrpool bath pump and heater have an earth lead attached to the metal casings. Should they just be joined together so potential of both casings is equal in event of a fault?
  4. E

    Main Equipotential Bonding

    To settle an argument, can anybody advise when 10mm bonding became the norm...Thanks. in advance
  5. BenSparky8

    Bonding gas and water

    Hi, so I’m on a job currently and there’s no bonding to gas or water! Gas isn’t an issue, as the meter is in the same cupboard and the consumer unit. Water stop tap is on the complete opposite side of the house with no easy route without a fair amount of damage to decoration. Routing the...
  6. S

    Gas Meter Pipework Bonding

    I need some advice please. My daughter has had a porch extension built. There is a gas meter box just outside the new porch. For reasons that are irrelevant the builder has cut the green and yellow bonding cable that goes to the meter box. Do I need to get this re-instated? For further...
  7. S

    Earthing roof beams and roofing sheets on an attached garage.

    My friend has a conundrum regarding earthing the metal parts of his garage. It's an extension to his home which is on a TT supply, It's of concrete block construction with a metal roof, attached to timbers but touching 3 RSJ's which supports the whole roof. None of which is bonded. There are...
  8. K

    Supplementary bonding clarification needed

    Hi I need help with understand supplementary bonding. I know RCD is additional protection and in the even of the fault at leakage of 30mA, it interrupts the circuit and prevents a person to get electric shop by keeping the voltage below 50v. However I also came across this idea if RCD isnt...
  9. S

    Bonding within 600mm of gas meter.

    Have seen several threads on here regarding battles with gas engineers and sparks re the above.The regs state the the earth clamp shall be fitted within 600mm where "practicable",but then goes on to state before any branches in the pipework.Should the word practicable also apply to any branches...
  10. P

    Off grid solar and grid and bonding

    I am living in the north of Thailand where the grid is very unreliable (rainy season outages multiple times per week or once a full week). I started with solar and grid 8 years ago. At that time it was integrated but with lead batteries at some point the batteries were bad and the grid tried to...
  11. captdgf

    Help with knowledge of grounding system.

    Hello I'm a DIY'er seeking advice and clarity. I currently have no grounding system on my house. I do not have an outside main shutoff. My service meter is bolted to the outside of my basement then the service entry cable runs into my basement to my main panel. The panel is a square d homeline...
  12. Michaelwgroves

    UK Gas Bonding Certification

    New gas boiler install. Previously no gas in dwelling, water is plastic. So no bonding presently. No other work, boiler supply to use existing Electric Heater Circuit. What certification should be used, It's not a new circuit, so not EIC. So just Minor Works?
  13. F

    UK Scenario where lack of supplementary bonding is dangerous

    So I know why it is done, where it is done and how it’s done, but I’m yet to see a scenario where there is shock danger in a typical bathroom in a dwelling provided a) the main bonding is in place and b) the CPC’s of all circuits are connected together in the CU (as they will be). Consensus is...
  14. B

    Bonding 😣

    No waffling, going to get straight to the point. Main water on the exterior of the building in plastic. Changes to copper inside the building. According to regs doesn't need main bonding. Incomer to building is 120mm SWA, TNS with a 70mm earth. Current bonding to the water is 10mm but as said...
  15. H

    UK Earth bonding to Water

    Greetings, I am homeowner and looking to confirm if I will need earth boding to water pipes. There is already earth boding near Gas meter and the gas copper pipe enters the house. Water main supply is via blue plastic pipe (MDPE) which then connects to plastic pipes and also some copper pipes...
  16. R

    UK Supplementry Bonding not connected.

    In my bathroom there is supplementary bonding of the bath, bath pipework, and basin pipework before it goes into trunking and exits unconnected in the shower unit (see photo). This I believe has never been touched since the property was built in 2001. There is no bonding on the bathroom rad...
  17. A

    The wisdom of equipotential bonding

    I'm probably displaying my ignorance here, but fortunately I'm not one of those people who can't stand to be laughed at! I've been thinking a bit about one of those things I've tended not to dwell on. The technical reason for equipotential bonding is obvious - if you create equipotential zones...
  18. W

    Water bonding query

    Doing an EICR on a commercial install, there’s a copper pipe comes down a pipe chase with the stop cock fitted onto it, it’s then pvc pipes that come out the other side and these are fitted onto the sink, does it require to be bonded??
  19. R

    Weathered bonding cable

    Hi all, it's been a while since I've been on, apologies. I am debating whether I need to replace the bonding to the gas meter. The meter is positioned outside and the bonding has been previously run as shown in the images. My first question is, is the weathering shown to the cable an issue...
  20. F

    Triton T80GSI Electric Shower With Equiopotential Bonding

    Hello, I have a customer who is looking to replace their electric shower. There is equipotential bonding connected to the cold feed. I’ve not seen it within an electric shower before. I was wondering if it has to stay or if it can be removed? The customer is considering changing the model of...

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