Does this need bonding?

[LED Lighting]

I am installing a commercial food premises at the moment, the shop fitters have asked me to bond all steel work, can someone confirm which of these need bonding please:

• Suspended Ceiling Grid - 2.4m High
• Commercial Oven - Connected through 4mm SWA to commando and 6mm flex to oven
• Fixed Steel Fridge Counter - Connected via 13A Plug - 2.5mm Earth
• Fixed Steel Counter - Bolted to the above fridge
• 2 commercial fridges - connected via 13A Plug
• Serving Counter - Wired directly into the DB with 4mm T&E (Earth 2.5mm)
• Preparation Table - No Bonding - No direct connection to mains
• Commercial Sinks - >1m away from any electrical outlet and plumbed in Copper - Bonded with 10mm Earth

 

[Simlec]

Lets see what you think!!

Have a look through "Guidance Note 8 - Earthing & Bonding" get back to us.

 

[Pete999]

Test it and go from there

 

[GMES]

What ^^ he said and he said^^

 

[dan86]

^^ what he said about what he said ^^

 

[Pete999]

What, what I said do you mean???

 

[dan86]

Yes pete

 

[Pete999]

I was joking I knew that just being a sarky git

 

[Simlec]

Or ask the "shop fitters" as they seem to know a lot about it.

 

[Pete999]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v38PfIVy2rI

 

[Guitarist]

With the greatest respect to the OP, why take on such a large project if you're not sure about bonding?

 

[GMES]

I am with Guitarist and the others, with my serious head on, you should know the answer to Op, get your books out fella nd research it, or as above ask the kitchen fitters.

 

[Pete999]

They say Silence is golden, and people wonder why we sometimes take the proverbial

 

[Knobhead]

OP why is it that as soon as a commercial kitchen crops up peoples brains go in to freewheel?

 

[Engineer54]

Something is sadly very wrong if an electrician needs to. or takes advice from shop fitters!! Have you been advising them how to erect the grid ceilings etc then?? .....

 

[GMES]

OP why is it that as soon as a commercial kitchen crops up peoples brains go in to freewheel?

Tony in your vast Library, have you got any literature on the practise of bonding window frames just to help the lad out in case he as to price for that as well.

 

[Knobhead]

I've got the 16th OSG sat at the side of me now.

Just going for a bath then I'll have a look. (Wonder if the bath is bonded? I'd better check before I get in it.)

 

[GMES]

I've got the 16th OSG sat at the side of me now.

Just going for a bath then I'll have a look. (Wonder if the bath is bonded? I'd better check before I get in it.)

If not don't worry just get a plastic bucket full of sand next to bath and throw a rod in it

 

[Simlec]

If not don't worry just get a plastic bucket full of sand next to bath and throw a rod in it

Good choice, as you may have to "cross bond" a metal one..

 

[telectrix]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v38PfIVy2rI

all trainees should watch this.