Hi again,
So last night was very eventful! The fitting that sits between two pipes failed and leaked water all in the kitchen. Luckily my father was awake at the time and spotted this before any serious incident took place.
We called a plumber the next morning to get the problem fixed (was still under warranty so no charge yay!), but when I looked at the pipes I noticed something odd....
To my knowledge, any extraneous pipe must be earthed which is why you typically connect at the water inlet to the house and the gas. I also remember reading that if you have two pipes that are insulated with a plastic fitting the you need to have an electrical connection between these two pipes because the tap would otherwise be floating (not connected to anything).
I asked the plumber about this and he said that it's old practice to do just that but I am convinced that there should be an electrical safety jumper across those two pipes!
Am I wrong or is he?
All the best guys!
So last night was very eventful! The fitting that sits between two pipes failed and leaked water all in the kitchen. Luckily my father was awake at the time and spotted this before any serious incident took place.
We called a plumber the next morning to get the problem fixed (was still under warranty so no charge yay!), but when I looked at the pipes I noticed something odd....
To my knowledge, any extraneous pipe must be earthed which is why you typically connect at the water inlet to the house and the gas. I also remember reading that if you have two pipes that are insulated with a plastic fitting the you need to have an electrical connection between these two pipes because the tap would otherwise be floating (not connected to anything).
I asked the plumber about this and he said that it's old practice to do just that but I am convinced that there should be an electrical safety jumper across those two pipes!
Am I wrong or is he?
All the best guys!
