Reposition water service earth bond.

[Geordie Spark]

Aye, famous for basic thinking, like us. :wink5:

The more I look around this forum the more I think there are far too many folk who like to over think and complicate things for bugger all reason.

 

[ipf]

Or....if it serves the purpose...keep yer mitts off it.

 

[SSE]

if the stopcock is otherwise OK, apart from not closing, why not leave it in and fit a second one after it? sounds a much simpler job and the bonding can stay as is.

Yes that's what the plumber has done. It's all copper from the old stopcock to the new one so bonding will be ok to leave.

Do they intend to use plastic pipework or plastic stopcock or will it all be copper and brass? If plastic you may need to reassess what items in the bathrooms require bonding.

Where's Cockburn when you need him?

Copper. Just going to leave current one in.

Could you move the bonding cable to where the new isolator is going to be?

Would have to be rewired.

So this seized open stopcock is going to be abandoned and a new one fitted a bit further downstream??

There's nothing wrong with that and I've done it myself. Why not just leave your bond where it is and if anybody wants to argue the ---- tell them that one is the main stopcock and the one under the sink is a secondary one.

Looks like this shall be the plan.

Thanks for your help folks.

 

[telectrix]

and don't forget to bond the sink. :45:

 

[Geoffsd]

The regulations state that MEB connection to water service shall be made as near as practicable to the point of entry.

There is NO mention of stopcocks.

It is very simple.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Or....if it serves the purpose...keep yer mitts off it.

Or "If it aint ducked, don't duck with it."

 

[telectrix]

quack, quack!

 

[Geordie Spark]

quack, quack!

Have you been watching that Duck Dysentery thing on the telly as well?

 

[telectrix]

never heard of it.though dysentry was a US soap with that slapper collins.

 

[Silly Sausage]

quack, quack!

Good grief, you haven't turned into a plumber have you?!