Earth bonding tags

[specks]

Quick question.

I know junction boxes need to be accessable i.e. in a confined loft space you may need to add a hatch to the jb for inspection.

My question is where an earth is bonded to service/steelwork does it also need to be accessable/visible? I have a gas pipe going to a meter which is backe on to a wall. To get it within 600mm it would be hidden by the plasterboard.

Cheers.

 

[Octopus]

The 600mm rule is guidanceso if its visible and within 800mm of the meter then that's OK.

 

[Edd]

In the regs it says within 600mm of entering the property.. or where reasonably practable. but you have to think of the person who in a few years time sees a 10mm leaving the supply area and cant see where it goes! This always causes a pain in the butt.. Im sure the meter's not buried in the wall, so cant you bond at the meter??

 

[dagrat]

Ideally it should be accessable, there must be access to the meter surely?