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?
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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?
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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??
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...
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...
TNC-S main supply with 16mm swa supplying garage consumer unit from main consumer unit in house, then 4mm swa supplying pond equipment through pond fuse box. (Pond cable run approx 40m)
Pond has a metal unistrutt frame and cover over pond equipment, this frame has its support legs concreted...
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