Main Earth Bonding

[timtheenchanter]

Just a quickie, my books in the car and feeling lazy.

Main earth to gas incomer, am I right in thinking this has to be one solid peice and can't be joined?
I have one that has been cut of by somone, and its about 50mm too short to reconnect, nothing left to pull through either, so it will either need a peice Joining in, or replacing the length of it (PIA).

 

[roukel01]

No maintainable joints (i.e screwed) , but if you solder or crimp it I think you're OK.

 

[Amp David]

Extend using butt crimp, no problem

 

[Spudnik]

Yep, crimp is the way forward. Just done one the same myself.

 

[sjm]

Don't forget to heatshrink over the crimp. I checked this with the NIC a while ago and a crimp joint is a permanent repair so becomes an integral part of the cable, but you need the heat shrink to return the cable to it's original condition ie insulated.

 

[Amp David]

Check continuity is good with the new joint also.

 

[sparkylad]

Why have you got a Main Earth going to the Gas meter piperwork ?

 

[sjm]

Why have you got a Main Earth going to the Gas meter piperwork ?

Good point sparkylad. I suspect/hope he means main protective bond.

 

[sparkylad]

Good point sparkylad. I suspect/hope he means main protective bond.

Hi sjm. I think he was really referring to the MPB. I was just questioning the terminology cos its incorrectly described in the majority of posts

 

[timtheenchanter]

apologies, yes the main protective bond, please feel free to slap my wrong definitions (usually get it right!!).
Crimp it is, wouldn't dream of using a crimp without heatshrink, but thanks for the tip..