Bonding dilemma

[growler]

So I turned up to a job today to install an electric heating system for a company I sub for and straight away found that there is no main bonding to either gas or water. They have recently had a new extension / kitchen and a new consumer unit ( no cert though). The gas bond is not an issue as the meter is located next to the consumer unit but the water bond is a fair distance away and the customer is adamant he doesn't want me to disrupt his house anymore than it is already. I can't just walk away either as their wet system Central heating has been removed and the couple are in there 70s.
what to do ?

 

[Knobhead]

Yes, the permanent link between the incoming and outgoing pipes to the meter has been done away with and the bond is now fitted to the outlet side of the meter only BUT when the meter is removed we are "supposed" to fit a temporary bond between the incoming & outgoing pipes like this >>>

so the question that I can't get my head around is WHY did we have to get rid of the permanent link in the first place??

When jointing UG cables even though it isolated and earthed at each end a bonding jumper must be used on the armours and lead. The old cables weren’t too bad as the hessian outer serving allowed tray currents to leak away. The modern PVC sheathed cables must have the jumper fitted before cutting in to the cables. There’s a distinct possibility of circulating currents which can reach dangerous amounts.


Just going back to using the steel gas pipe as earth:
The gas board re-supplied our road using alkathene and left the old pipe in situe. So while I’m digging a new drain manhole I found it, going straight though where I was building the dammed manhole. A phone call to NWGas to find out if it’s still live, they couldn’t find the records, their document store had burnt down. Phoned them back a bit later to tell them they could mark it as dead, I’d put the saw through it.

Then I had a wavy brain, it wasn’t far from one of the earth rods. Clean it up and weld a stud to it and tie it in to the earth nest. Can anyone can beat an 800’ long electrode for a house?