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Equipotential bonding satisfactory - No
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<blockquote data-quote="sparkytim" data-source="post: 166589" data-attributes="member: 8627"><p>Hi</p><p></p><p>It can be a confusing but the Bonding of the Gas pipework is not to connect it to earth but back to the ELECTRICAL earthing point at the Consumer Unit position to ensure your Pipes are at the same potential as all other metal work so you will not get a shock when touching two parts at the same time i.e. Boiler and washing machine metal work.</p><p></p><p>If a competent electrician did this for you then it should be accessible to see and test, sometimes it may not be visiable, I have often been called to check that a Bond is in place to find it has been connected under a floor out of sight just inside from the Gas meter box which is outside.</p><p></p><p>The Wiring Regulations require it to be within 600mm Of the Meter OR at the entry point into the buliding BEFORE any branch in the pipework.</p><p></p><p>It may be good to get a competent Electrician in to check this for you and explain things further, such as the difference between MCBs and RCDs, they are very different and provide protection for different types of faults.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sparkytim, post: 166589, member: 8627"] Hi It can be a confusing but the Bonding of the Gas pipework is not to connect it to earth but back to the ELECTRICAL earthing point at the Consumer Unit position to ensure your Pipes are at the same potential as all other metal work so you will not get a shock when touching two parts at the same time i.e. Boiler and washing machine metal work. If a competent electrician did this for you then it should be accessible to see and test, sometimes it may not be visiable, I have often been called to check that a Bond is in place to find it has been connected under a floor out of sight just inside from the Gas meter box which is outside. The Wiring Regulations require it to be within 600mm Of the Meter OR at the entry point into the buliding BEFORE any branch in the pipework. It may be good to get a competent Electrician in to check this for you and explain things further, such as the difference between MCBs and RCDs, they are very different and provide protection for different types of faults. [/QUOTE]
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