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.

 

[Geordie Spark]

No meter, no gas in the dwelling, remove some pant, why?

There are a couple of reasons why I would remove my pants.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Bloody hell. Glennspark and an apology. Well sort of

The moon is blue tonight too.

 

[Geordie Spark]

I can't believe how much of a deal you are all making out of this, we'll I can actually.

i only asked what you would do with regard to sanding a bit of paint off the pipe, I've already established in going to bond it, I just wondered if anyone else had a better suggestion...

Soften the paint with a blowtorch first - it makes the paint removal easier and as an added bonus will perform a leak test for you at the same time.

Always happy to help.

 

[Geordie Spark]

its like a lingerin fart innit....

Aye .... a bit like some of the threads on this forum.

 

[Geordie Spark]

I'm just a little amazed why the question was raised in the first place??

Consider it to be a Suicide Mission.

 

[7029 dave]

Morning, still going on about this bloody gas pipe.!! lol

 

[Doomed]

Seven pages on a no-brainer question? Bored are we?

 

[snowhead]

Just to keep the discussion going.

That Gas service pipe and Emergency Control valve belong to the Gas Transporter not the Property Owner.

 

[GMES]

But if that was my house and as already said by op that there is a 230v socket within close proximity then I would be bonding it if it needed it whether the gas police liked it or not!

 

[snowhead]

Would you also make a Connection to the DNO cable before the cutout or Meter?

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Would you also make a Connection to the DNO cable before the cutout or Meter?

so what your saying is regardless of whether or not it offers a potential...you`d just leave it ...would you...

caus it `aint got a meter stuck on it`...lol..

read dills post earlier on in this thread...

 

[GMES]

Would you also make a Connection to the DNO cable before the cutout or Meter?

Your missing my point or maybe I didn't say it right, what I am saying is as an electrician if that was MY house and there was the chance that with a socket so close there could be a difference in potential then yes I would absolutely bond it if my test proved that it needed bonding. I am not talking about tampering with gas supplies am I, I am talking about attaching a clamp to the exterior pipe! Where is the problem.

 

[snowhead]

you`d just leave it ...would you...

caus it `aint got a meter stuck on it`...lol..

NO, I haven't said or suggested that at all.

 

[Engineer54]

Would you also make a Connection to the DNO cable before the cutout or Meter?

What's the relevance here, to main bonding an extraneous gas pipe??

But yes, if the incoming cable was a PILC, and the Ze proved suitable by testing, i'd have no problem taking a main earth connection from that cable with a suitable clamp. I wouldn't however make a DIY N-E PME connection....

 

[GLENNSPARK]

NO, I haven't said or suggested that at all.

so what were #100 all about then?