Your thoughts on bonding this gas pipe

[uksparks]

Hi,

Nice easy one, I have a gas pipe, its metal, but painted, no supply to properly, its just capped, but live.

As for bonding, what would you do? Just sand some paint off and bung a clamp on it? That's my thoughts, whats yours? I know you are meant to only put it supply side, but there isn't one.

 

[Plonker 3]

Where abouts is the supply side if a structural steel, ducting etc, all of them could well have to be bonded too if needed.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

No need to get up yourself Glen, just saying no meter no consumers side

OK

sorry about that mate.:yesnod:

 

[uksparks]

Sorry i meant Consumers side of the meter, not supply side, my mistake, I do know that. I would imagine that it is extraneous as its been there 50 years and is metal, chances are it is, I will test it, but I can almost bet that it is, you would bond it if had a meter on the top wouldn't you...

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Sorry i meant Consumers side of the meter, not supply side, my mistake, I do know that. I would imagine that it is extraneous as its been there 50 years and is metal, chances are it is, I will test it, but I can almost bet that it is, you would bond it if had a meter on the top wouldn't you...

you say theres a metalclad socket outlet near it yes....

rite...thats your reference point....

get a Zs on that socket outlet...then IR between that and this pipe....

prove its extranious...or not..

 

[camerabloke]

Bloody hell. Glennspark and an apology. Well sort of

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Bloody hell. Glennspark and an apology. Well sort of

oh its allrite..

your welcome..

 

[Knobhead]

Out of interest, what’s the earthing arrangements?

 

[uksparks]

It's TNS, Ze = 0.21

 

[Geoffsd]

Don't you bond on the consumer;s side of the Gas meter, there ain't a meter so how can you bond on the consumers side???

I can't think of a civil reply.

 

[Pete999]

I can't think of a civil reply.

Why not

 

[GMES]

Surely it is irrelevant if there is a meter fitted or not! if you test it and it needs bonding then you bond it.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Box it in!

 

[Simlec]

Box it in!

And then box it in again and you have double insulated it. :rolleyes4:

 

[uksparks]

I can't believe how much of a deal you are all making out of this, we'll I can actually.

i only asked what you would do with regard to sanding a bit of paint off the pipe, I've already established in going to bond it, I just wondered if anyone else had a better suggestion...

 

[7029 dave]

Test the pipe, then take from there.