New Zealand bonding of gas services

[DDnot]

I posted yesterday that I am doing an installation in a garage but the gas service is not bonded. The gas main supply pipe seems to be made of plastic. Everyone nearly replied that I have to bond it anyway. It is a completely new gas installation. I found it the on-site guide page 41 at the bottom "There is no requirement to bond an incoming service where the incoming service is plastic, for example, where yellow is used for natural gas and blue for potable water." What do you think?

 

[telectrix]

morning, tony. another insomniac. :ihih:

 

[Kate]

I will not "think I should bond it" I shall measure it and then I will KNOW if I should bond it.

As for the lass who came to fit the gas meters, fitting gas meters is all she does, and in this case she did it badly.

Finally, contrary to what you may like to think, it matters nothing to me a craftspersons age, appearance or gender - as long as the person is competent in the work that that person is employed to do.

In this case, the female person was not - otherwise I would not have had the need to correct her work

Thank you for your interest and comment.

maybe I should have said 'IMO' instead of 'I think' I can't measure it from this far away, hence why I said I think YOU should.

best response that could have been given!!

 

[Deleted member 9648]

From what you have said gas is plastic up until entering where it is then steel to the meter and copper beyond.
Yes I think you should bond it.
water pipe incoming is copper from main stop tap all way to boiler...yes i think you should bond it.

What would be your reasons for bonding in the instances you describe Kate?

 

[Kate]

Potential differences

 

[DJ Ovengloves]

She used the wrong fittings and also incorrectly mentioned earthing. Sounds like the standard BG level of knowledge..she'll do well.

From what you have said gas is plastic up until entering where it is then steel to the meter and copper beyond.
Yes I think you should bond it.
water pipe incoming is copper from main stop tap all way to boiler...yes i think you should bond it.

what does it matter if the lass was young, your retired you probably can't tell whether someone is 18 or 28. Bet that lass knows a hell of a lot more than you do, it is her job after all.
Bet you would think the same of me if I came and did your electrics. I'm fully qualified and I'm 26 but I look younger. I have trouble telling if someone is old enough to buy alcohol and I'm a lot closer to their age then you are.

 

[Kate]

I used to run council contract, hated when it came to gas meter reading time of the year. Next 3-4 weeks would get hundreds of earth bond installs...council reasoning being that they wanted it on show in meter box. 75% of them were just the other side of the wall so within regs but still had to do it.

 

[stuartcourt]

I used to run council contract, hated when it came to gas meter reading time of the year. Next 3-4 weeks would get hundreds of earth bond installs...council reasoning being that they wanted it on show in meter box. 75% of them were just the other side of the wall so within regs but still had to do it.

At cost to who

 

[Kate]

Us. Government funding and all that. Well actually, think it was about £12 for bonding of any length. So maybe at cost of the company I worked for too.

 

[grahamgas]

DDnot
Pipe from gas meter SHOULD be metal, so as suggested, get the tester out, and if required bond it