Hi,
I was changing my kitchen tap in the weekend and saw that the main incoming water supply was bonded. However it got me thinking whether it actually should be or not, as I was under the impression that the main water pipe should only be bonded if its extraneous, ie if the underground pipe is metal or if there are any other underground metal pipes. In my house the underground incoming pipe is plastic for its entire length to the stopcock in the street. Also the cold water pipe that is bonded then runs into the wall and is converted to plastic speedfit. So the only metal parts of the main pipe are what is shown in the picture. The rest of the plumbing in my house is all speedfit apart from the parts that are on show. There is no bonding to any other copper pipes in the house.
So do you think it should be bonded or not? Also, if it should not be bonded, are there any dangerous situations that can arise from it being bonded?
The bonding conductor does go straight to the consumer unit, it is not connected to that socket even though it may appear so from the pic.
Thanks for any replies!
I was changing my kitchen tap in the weekend and saw that the main incoming water supply was bonded. However it got me thinking whether it actually should be or not, as I was under the impression that the main water pipe should only be bonded if its extraneous, ie if the underground pipe is metal or if there are any other underground metal pipes. In my house the underground incoming pipe is plastic for its entire length to the stopcock in the street. Also the cold water pipe that is bonded then runs into the wall and is converted to plastic speedfit. So the only metal parts of the main pipe are what is shown in the picture. The rest of the plumbing in my house is all speedfit apart from the parts that are on show. There is no bonding to any other copper pipes in the house.
So do you think it should be bonded or not? Also, if it should not be bonded, are there any dangerous situations that can arise from it being bonded?
The bonding conductor does go straight to the consumer unit, it is not connected to that socket even though it may appear so from the pic.
Thanks for any replies!