Main bonding to gas

[jibjob]

Hi Guys,

Have recently carried out an EICR on a property that has no main bonding to either water or gas amongst (many) other things. Bonding the water shouldn't present any problems but the gas supply is situated in the garage at the front of the property. The garage is not attached to the house, there is a walkway separating them. The pipework leaves the meter & runs through the garage (about 5m) over the entrance to the walkway along the side of the house around the back & into the house where the boiler is situated.
The overall run is approx 15/16m. The MET is siutated at about 12/13m along the run (inside the house).
Obviously I could bond within 600mm of meter no problem & run cable in conduit adjacent to existing pipework but it would far more convenient if I could bond at point of entry to house. The house in question (in fact it's a 17th century thatched cottage) has very uneven walls throughout the run and would up the difficulty factor of trying to make it a neat job. Unfortunately it's not possible to run the cable through the house it would have to be external.
Would it be acceptable to bond at point of entry or do you think I should take it back to meter?
Any help would be most appreciated

 

[telectrix]

bond within 600mm ( or as near as practicable) of point of entry into house.

 

[Octopus]

Running the cable to within 600mm of the meter seems a bit silly and the reg is where feasible so in this case I'd be looking at placing the clamp on entry to the house and make sure that where you put it its noted on the certificate PLUS make sure it is readibly accessible.

 

[NDH Electrical]

Back to the meter I would pal. It's only if its not practically possible to get within 600mm of the meter you don't have to and it sounds like you can to me.

 

[Englishsparks]

I'm pretty sure the regs say,
within 600mm of point of entry into property or at the nearest convenient point.

Not got BGB near me


Now waiting for the crossfire!

 

[Englishsparks]

Oh well lost out to 1st place again in the response league. Must try harder

 

[telectrix]

meter is external to the house. pointless bonding to the meter. read 544.1.2, the last 2 lines.

 

[NDH Electrical]

600mm to entry of the house if the meter is external is correct.

 

[i=p/u]

Don't hold back, it's how far we all see is reasonably practical

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Post deleted....mis-read OP

 

[jibjob]

Thanks all for your help.

 

[Octopus]

Thanks all for your help.

Good feedback mate. So many people don't bother. :wink5: