Discuss oil bonds in the Electrical Forum area at ElectriciansForums.net

Welcome to ElectriciansForums.net - The American Electrical Advice Forum
Head straight to the main forums to chat by click here:   American Electrical Advice Forum

Reaction score
120
can i have your opinions on this situation please

house on tt supply

remote metal oil tank about 20m away

2 seperate oil pipes from tank, 1 to boiler, 1 to aga, plastic coated copper, they enter the house in 2 seperate places.


i want to bond 1 then test continuity to the other after all they join at the tank
and stake the tank also
 
I would think job done if you stake the tank as you propose and the pipes then I would have thought the house would still be at equal potential and all is safe.

Chris
 
Both pipes require bonding to the M.E.T....one cable from M.E.T to 1st pipe and then on to 2nd pipe will sufice if this is easier...providing it is an unbroken loop at the 1st pipe



spark1
 
ah i recently went to a property that had an oil tank outside, it had its own earth rod connected to the pipes. Is that not sufficient then??
 
The only time main earth bonding is required, is if the incoming pipes to the property are underground and metal.

So, if the oil tank pipes are surface mounted around the house, and then enter the building, then they do not need bonding.

Similarly with plastic.

Test should be carried out to confirm first tho.

ah i recently went to a property that had an oil tank outside, it had its own earth rod connected to the pipes. Is that not sufficient then??

Not really, because if the pipes are then run underground to the property, it kinda defeats the object.

Although does it??

Normally, anywhere there is an oil tank is often a TT system anyway.
 
Last edited by a moderator:

Reply to oil bonds in the Electrical Forum area at ElectriciansForums.net

OFFICIAL SPONSORS

Electrical Goods - Electrical Tools - Brand Names Electrician Courses Green Electrical Goods PCB Way Electrical Goods - Electrical Tools - Brand Names Pushfit Wire Connectors Electric Underfloor Heating Electrician Courses
These Official Forum Sponsors May Provide Discounts to Regular Forum Members - If you would like to sponsor us then CLICK HERE and post a thread with who you are, and we'll send you some stats etc

Electrical Forum

Welcome to the Electrical Forum at ElectriciansForums.net. The friendliest electrical forum online. General electrical questions and answers can be found in the electrical forum.
This website was designed, optimised and is hosted by Untold Media. Operating under the name Untold Media since 2001.
Back
Top
AdBlock Detected

We get it, advertisements are annoying!

Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website. For the best site experience please disable your AdBlocker.

I've Disabled AdBlock