earth bonding

[aitcho]

does the house have to be earth bonded if the pipework is 90% plastic pipe the bathroom is still in copper but after it leaves the room it then goes to plastic the central heating is in copper for three rooms then goes to plastic for the rest of the house except for a meter from the boiler and there is no mains gas its on oil the mains water out of the floor is bonded with 16mm thanks aitch

 

[sparks1234]

Whats protected by RCD?

 

[aitcho]

all of it the whole electrical system its a duel rcd consumer unit

 

[Brightspark2]

water out of the floor is bonded with 16mm thanks aitch

So it is bonded?...

Are you asking about supplementary bonding?...

 

[aitcho]

yes supplementary bonding the mains water pipe is bonded to the consumer unit no there no supplementary bonding to any other pipe work

 

[D Skelton]

Have you got a problem at home? There are plenty of good electricians on here, why don't you post up your location and someone on here may be able to pop over and help you.

 

[aitcho]

no there is no problem with the electrics and I am not asking for someone to look at it I just wanted to know if any other bonding was required

 

[D Skelton]

Without getting an electrician over to perform a couple of tests then there's no way you can know.

 

[aitcho]

its a new rewire I want to do any earth bonding If it is needed before I get someone to do the test

 

[D Skelton]

Listen mate, you cannot know what needs bonding before first ascertaining what is extraneous and what is not. To do this tests need to be carried out. Is this work you have done yourself?

 

[aitcho]

yes done it myself

 

[D Skelton]

Argh Jesus Christ! :banghead:

 

[ferg]

if you pm a mod they will point you to the DIY section

 

[aitcho]

I was not aware that you knew me how do you know what I can do and what i cant do this started off as a simple question but you have managed to throw your dolls out of the pram do you think you are the only one who can do a rewire

 

[Geordie Spark]

its a new rewire I want to do any earth bonding If it is needed before I get someone to do the test

THAT is like putting the cart in front of the horse !!

To determine if bonding is really needed you need to test it ....... you cannot know just by looking at it!