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hi all,

I have my am2 coming up. Just going over a few things. I am correct in saying that the Gas bonding would terminate in to the clamp below the joint, and not above it?
Also, I was going to use one continuous length of 10mm is this allowed, or is it better practice to use to lengths?

Regards
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Bond needs to be on consumer side not the meter providers side, one cable is fine if unbroken, but i would install 2 and labell them, thats personal choice
 
if the supply is from the bottom, then the clamp needs to be below the branch joint.
 
yeah i know. the idea of using a single cable, unboken, is to prevent wet-pants from dissing one service when messing about with the other.
 
Bond needs to be on consumer side not the meter providers side, one cable is fine if unbroken, but i would install 2 and label them, thats personal choice

2 cables are OK by the regs BUT best practice says a single continuous cable is better.
 
hi all,

I have my am2 coming up. Just going over a few things. I am correct in saying that the Gas bonding would terminate in to the clamp below the joint, and not above it?
Also, I was going to use one continuous length of 10mm is this allowed, or is it better practice to use to lengths?

Regards
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Consumers side of the intake
2 cables are OK by the regs BUT best practice says a single continuous cable is better.
1 Bond to the H2O and 1 bond to the Gas= 2 conductors it would need to be continuous, which would be difficult if the gas and water entered the building on different sides of the building, can you show me where it says 1 conductor is best practice Murdoch please?
Sizing main protective bonding conductors - https://www.voltimum.co.uk/articles/sizing-main-protective-bonding-conductors
 
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Can you quote the regulation number stating this please?
For the record I prefer an unbroken cable if I was only using one
Section 54
Sorry, that’s nonsense. Either individual conductors to gas and water, or one single, continuous conductor serving both.
It is not nonsense, protective conductors have got to be continuous.
It is up to you if you want to use one conductor for water and another conductor for gas but continuity is key no breaks at all.
Guidance note 8 (earthing & bonding) page 57.
 

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