bonding house into 2 flats?

[rapidrich]

hi im currently working on a house being converted into 2 flats they will both hav there own db theres going to be 1 water suply in but they will hav seperate gas supply....i will bond to the indevidual gas pipes but do i run bonds from both db's to the 1 water in ?another thing is the gas in runs up the outside wall into the property under the floor boards to a cupboard suplying a boiler so do i bond wer it enters the building (under the floor boards ? or wer it visable in cupboard going to the boiler? thanx

 

[Mac]

so wat u are saying is bond outside the property ?

If you can't get an accessible bond within 600mm from the point of entry to the property,i would take it straight to the meter.That is the way i would do it mate.Mr NICEC said you can bond at the first accessible point from the floorboard.So tell me why i can't bond a gas supply straight behind the cooker if the CU is in the kitchen and the meter is at the other end of the house.No difference

 

[Spudnik]

Im not sure i can cope anymore

 

[tpotsparky]

From experience a house converted into flats it is a requirement to have separate water supply to each flat WRAS regs. As a new supply being plastic throughout including isolation valves is bonding necessary ??? - hope this helps

 

[Spudnik]

From experience a house converted into flats it is a requirement to have separate water supply to each flat WRAS regs. As a new supply being plastic throughout including isolation valves is bonding necessary ??? - hope this helps

Yes it is if the plumbing in the flats is all copper.

 

[lukeallen88]

if the gas meter is on the outside of the house then its got to be bonded 600mm from where it enters the property not where it becomes visable.

 

[SirKit Breaker]

I havent checked in the 17th BRB, but there was a get out clause in the 16th regarding distance for bonding, and it was "or a close as practically possible" or words to that effect.

I should have checked as i had to bond a house recently on a CU swap cos it hadnt had any since it was built in 1970 odd. and the nearest i could get was about 8 feet from the meter on the gas without digging up the living room laminate flooring. I just put it as a departure, and i think 8 feet from the meter is a big improvement on the nothing they had before, and running a 10mm green and yellow cable around the outside wasnt going to happen either.

Cheers.........Howard