Your thoughts on bonding this gas pipe

[uksparks]

Hi,

Nice easy one, I have a gas pipe, its metal, but painted, no supply to properly, its just capped, but live.

As for bonding, what would you do? Just sand some paint off and bung a clamp on it? That's my thoughts, whats yours? I know you are meant to only put it supply side, but there isn't one.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Make a good flame thrower!
Done it once on a chopped gas pipe, regulated though.

 

[Paul.M]

Just put a clamp on the handle! No need for sandpaper or a blow tourch. No paint on that!.....I'll get ma coat.....

 

[Geordie Spark]

Just put a clamp on the handle! No need for sandpaper or a blow tourch. No paint on that!.....I'll get ma coat.....

That is almost the most sensible suggestion we have seen so far.

 

[DPG]

Which will reduce the flow but not the pressure. Nor will it regulate the pressure to keep it constant. That is the job of the governor.

By all means try it and see what happens ...... I'll send flowers to your funeral.

I'll get the guv'nor to try it then

 

[egg67]

At the end of day it's a pipe with paint on it, just a pipe not a big thing just a pipe, if it needs bonding take paint off, and bond it's that easy, it does not mater how you get paint of just get it of, I do think the best thing to do is open valve light with long match, let pipe get nice and hot then paint will fall off, close valve let it cool down then call 999 ask for fire and run, put bill in for say £800 and then start a new post as to why you did not get paid

 

[DPG]

Where's ayjay gone?

 

[Geordie Spark]

Where's ayjay gone?

I believe he has gone to do a little job.

Something to do with bonding a gas pipe .........

 

[telectrix]

just seen him in b&q buying a tin of nitromors.

 

[Knobhead]

Spoil sport!

 

[Eddiesparks]

Hit it as hard as you can with an axe then run away

 

[alan.c]

If there is no meter then the house is not a consumer and the gas pipe belongs to the gas supply company, not the householder so don't bond it.
It is a new one to me being a Gas Safe Registered fitter !

 

[Plonker 3]

It is a new one to me being a Gas Safe Registered fitter !

A bit late to the party aren't you?

So can you please explain what you know about extraneous conductive parts please.

 

[davesparks]

If there is no meter then the house is not a consumer and the gas pipe belongs to the gas supply company, not the householder so don't bond it.
It is a new one to me being a Gas Safe Registered fitter !

Nonsense, you obviously don't understand the purpose of bonding.

Bonding is installed to all conductive parts likely to introduce a potential in to an installation with the purpose of maintaining those conductive parts at the potential of the supply earth.

 

[Plonker 3]

Nonsense, you obviously don't understand the purpose of bonding.

Bonding is installed to all conductive parts likely to introduce a potential in to an installation with the purpose of maintaining those conductive parts at the potential of the supply earth.

aww I wanted to see what his reply would be to my question.

 

[GMES]

I am sure the fact that it doesn't belong to the customer will be of great comfort while he is getting his arse fried