pipework

  1. P

    UK Earth issue in my home.

    Hi there, I have found 23v going through the pipework of my water supply. People come across this before and causes?
  2. newfutile

    Pipework bonding in flats

    I have measured 0.08 to 0.15 ohms between earth and pipework, which according to GN8 makes this extraneous, i guess its bonded inside the flats which i have no access to. should these be bonded at the communal consumer unit as well?
  3. S

    Should this pipework be bonded?

    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...
  4. C

    Live pipework problem

    Evening all Anyone any ideas on a voltage being present on pipework in a flat? All bonding done and satisfactory Ze at board. It’s a block of 3 which I’ve isolated all Power to two of the flats the third is a holiday home which I can’t access. I was thinking there is an issue either in the...
  5. G

    volt sticks

    Hi folks,i Admin over at the plumbing forum,quick question regarding volt sticks,in this case a Fluke brand,now i fault find boilers so am very conversant with a multi meter ,however i use a volt stick to check boiler cases and pipework,on checking the spec on the fluke they go down to 100v,as...
  6. Michaelwgroves

    Extraneous Conductive-part

    I've had my work assessed which has raised a question about Extraneous-conductive-part. I just want to be sure I fully understand this. BS7671 Part 2 defines it as; A conductive part liable to introduce a potential, generally Earthed potential, and not forming part of the electrical...
  7. G

    Fault finding maps

    Anybody make a map of existing stuff when doing alterations ? Left all 1st floor socket cables taped together ready to go back in. Just found this after pulling 1/2 the house apart Blasted all the new fronts etc on the other day came to turn on and 2 faults on a 2 leg radial circuit. 1 leg...
  8. S

    Live pipework in flat no power

    Called out to a 1st floor flat in 3 storey 9 flat council block. Leaseholder was getting shocks of the shower and the shower room floor. Suspected either static or insulation fault. Lifted saniflo cable and got a shock (just a nip but definitely not static!) when my hand brushed against the...
  9. E

    Testing gas pipework for extraneous conductive parts

    Just checking before I blow a hole in the wall that using an IR test at 500v is ok on bottled gas pipework. Seems like the sort of thing that in hindsight you'd wonder why you thought it was a good idea. Could disconnect the bottles, but that would seem to make the test pointless.
  10. S

    Earthing redundant pipework

    Hi all, scratching my head with this one so any help would be Great.basically I'm working in a block of flats, they all have gas supply pipes and installation pipework but have since had the gas within each property plugged of for one reason or another all the meters have been removed in each...
  11. R

    EICR and Supplementary Bonding.

    I have noticed recently on the forums various opinions on what does and doesn't warrant observation regarding bathroom bonding to previous 16th regulations, Would be interested to gather opinion on the following scenario..... 2 Bed 6th floor flat wired in PVC singles through in-situ pvc conduit...
  12. A

    Bonding metallic pipework

    I have just been reading through a specification for a job and the Consultant has requested that exposed metal pipework is bonded, which is obviously fine, but it says that a connection is made for every 230m2 of floor area even though the metallic pipework is continuous. I cannot and have never...
  13. S

    Water heating question.

    We have a gas boiler and I've always been lead to believe that when we have the heating on we won't use any more gas if we use the boiler to heat the water at the same time. Is this correct or would we be better using the immersion during peak PV production times even if the heating's on as were...
  14. T

    how close to pipe work

    pic shows some pipework enclosed in trunking can i route cables over pipework enclosed in mini trunking? thanks
  15. M

    bonding of pipework with flexible connectors

    afternoon all! doing a pir / ecr, whatever you wanna call it now, bonding readings ok on pipework coming from under floor, but not on sinktop or taps, only slightly higher but high enough to be above satisfactory. what would you do, or recommend, or note? thanks
  16. A

    Bonding central heating pipes

    Cross bonding central heating pipes, good practice to wire in 4mm2 ? any thoughts...
  17. stidge

    Shower shocks!!!!!!!

    Hi all, Just had a phone call from customer telling me they are getting minor shocks when in shower and touching the controller/head.It is not an electric shower.They have a dual RCd CU and apparently all earthing is up to date,Has anyone come across this before ? Any advice on where to start...
  18. C

    RCBO's & Plastic pipework within a bathroom

    Could anyone tell me what the point is in installing an RCBO on a lighting circuit within a bathroom where there is no potential for anything to become live when all the metal work is installed using plastic pipe?? Cheers
  19. J

    bonding gas/water where not yet installed.

    Does an installation require bonding to Gas/Water where there is no gas or water installed? The consumer unit is is bonded to MET by 16mm cable. However there is no gas/water bonding to the incoming gas stop tap, and water stop tap - there is no other pipework in the property beyond the stop...
  20. B

    leakage on extraneous pipework.

    Hoping some one can help me as the NIC helpline admitted they couldnt! Carried out a consumer unit change and earth bonding upgrade. When bonding conductors connected to pipework there is an intermittent fault that trips the right hand rcd on the dual split load board, once the rcd has tripped...

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