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@Lorzor I have deleted the images in your opening post for obvious reasons.
I've just read this whole thread hoping to see them.....................
Looking at the service head on arrival I would have assumed a (slightly odd) TNCS arrangement.
The earthing conductor (even though in this case it is a gas bond) cable would not normally exit at that point, but no reason for it not to do so.
On measuring Zs at the consumer unit and getting a 0.11 ohm reading I would initially assume I was correct.
On attempting to measure Ze and checking the bonding arrangements I would then have been confused on finding the conductor from the service head was solely terminated onto the metal gas pipe.
On removing this conductor from the gas bond (and disconnecting the other bonding) I would then expect the Ze reading to be significantly higher since I would expect that the gas pipe was being used as the means of connecting the means of earthing to the installation (not permitted).
Because you have disconnected the bonding and got a Ze reading of 0.11 ohms there must be another means of earthing the installation, either the conductor from the service head is split in two at some point and goes off to the consumer unit and to the gas or there is another unseen conductor earthing the consumer unit.
If there are any other 6-16mm² green and yellow conductors in the consumer unit, that are not identified bonding, then I would be attempting to trace where they go and see if there is another reason for the low impedance.
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