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Agree with Mac, however, i would bond the gas where visible where it comes up through the floor.

"within 600mm or where practicable".

agree.. it needs to be accessable for inspection.if buried under a carpet,or got forbid wooden flooring,you will not be able to prove its bonded correctly on a PIR for example.
bond water main from main earth terminal at incomer. and run seperate earths to water main in flats from own DBs;)
 
so do i bond the gas wer it comes out of the floor boards grandad? this is atleast 4-5 meters from the gas meter outside?
 
As a niceic qualified supervisor i agree with jason s bond the water and gas where it is visable for furture testing purposes.
600mm is the norm but if you cant achieve this do it as near as possible.
 
As a niceic qualified supervisor i agree with jason s bond the water and gas where it is visable for furture testing purposes.
600mm is the norm but if you cant achieve this do it as near as possible.
Sorry mate i disagree with that,near as possible to what.It should be 600mm from the point of entry into the property.If you can't get near as possible to point of entry then you should take it back to the main supply.:DWould an Elecsa and Napit supervisor say that too?
 
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I think what chugs is saying is NOT to bond it under the floor.

Have a read of 544.1.2

Clear as mud:D
 
I think what chugs is saying is NOT to bond it under the floor.

Have a read of 544.1.2

Clear as mud:D
I didn't say that.If you can't earth the gas supply 600mm coming into the property as stated in the regs,i would take an earth connection to the meter itself.Sorry mate,my perrogative;)
 
so wat u are saying is bond outside the property ?
If you can't get an accessible bond within 600mm from the point of entry to the property,i would take it straight to the meter.That is the way i would do it mate.Mr NICEC said you can bond at the first accessible point from the floorboard.So tell me why i can't bond a gas supply straight behind the cooker if the CU is in the kitchen and the meter is at the other end of the house.No difference:D
 
Im not sure i can cope anymore

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From experience a house converted into flats it is a requirement to have separate water supply to each flat WRAS regs. As a new supply being plastic throughout including isolation valves is bonding necessary ??? - hope this helps
 
From experience a house converted into flats it is a requirement to have separate water supply to each flat WRAS regs. As a new supply being plastic throughout including isolation valves is bonding necessary ??? - hope this helps



Yes it is if the plumbing in the flats is all copper.
 
if the gas meter is on the outside of the house then its got to be bonded 600mm from where it enters the property not where it becomes visable.
 
I havent checked in the 17th BRB, but there was a get out clause in the 16th regarding distance for bonding, and it was "or a close as practically possible" or words to that effect.

I should have checked as i had to bond a house recently on a CU swap cos it hadnt had any since it was built in 1970 odd. and the nearest i could get was about 8 feet from the meter on the gas without digging up the living room laminate flooring. I just put it as a departure, and i think 8 feet from the meter is a big improvement on the nothing they had before, and running a 10mm green and yellow cable around the outside wasnt going to happen either.

Cheers.........Howard;)
 

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