here is one for you to argue about

[cbw]

Thought it was you or RWJ

 

[DurhamSparky]

hahaahahaha!! thats class...

ivorbiggun@mybellsmassive.... lol

 

[Knobhead]

Water isn’t very conductive, otherwise I’d have been blown up many years ago. 2.6MW being feed through water-cooled cables and coils worked fine for me.

But as it’s domestic you should really run a 10mm to the tap ! ! ! !

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[coxy84]

Iv got some spare plastic earth clamps if you want to send me £20 there yours!

 

[Spudnik]

I would run the cable anyways, especially if the floor is gonna be up.

Plus, it should still be bonded if the install is all copper, even if the incommer is plastic.

Come on Steve, this is day one stuff they would have taught you on your fast track

 

[Andy 7671]

How secure is the reservoir...?

A terrorist could dump aluminium sulphate in reservoir, making its way into households, this, coupled with the latest solar flare could cause the plastic to crack et voici your extraneous part is realized.


Or...

Maybe the new people moving in breed electric eels, a few might escape from the bath overflow, start their own colony and ...bingo

Or...

Maybe a rogue driller of thermal heating boreholes is operating in an area of granite, the radon seeps into your water via a leak.....







I think I need some friends of my own.

 

[1shortcircuit]

Have you performed an Insulation Resistance test in the metal tap to make sure it is not an extraneous conductive part?

lol

 

[baldelectrician]

Easy

Bond it with plastic cable (no need for copper inside), looks great and it's cheaper

 

[telectrix]

or run in a length of earth sleeving and tie both ends. fill sleeving with water so it's conductive.

 

[Mr.Si]

Or, just bond it with Grip Fill.

Sorry, it's a bit of a late response, but hey.

 

[SirKit Breaker]

The pipes may not be conductive but unless it's extremely pure the water in the pipes will be conductive, so that might need bonding.

Its obvious what needs doing then.........stick an earth rod through the pipe to bond the water...simples:tt1:

 

[needasparks]

I thought the thread title was obvious but perhaps it should have said MANTRAP.
I see the post and just treated it like a pothole and stepped right over knowing Durhamsparky (Bully)had caused a pileup behind me :30:

 

[D Skelton]

Regulation 2043.8.1 BS 7671 21st edition states quite clearly "Every material in the installation must be bonded, including appliances, equipment, fixtures, fittings, furniture, carpets and walls"

If I have to bond my sofa, you have to bond the tap! thems the rules!

 

[Geordie Spark]

You could do, or you could just bond the boiler, or each tap. You'll need to bond every tap though, because they won't all be linked when the tap is off.
Or you could install a bit of metal pipe to bond to.

The mind boggles !! :stuart:

 

[Adam W]

Under part P you don't need to do any bonding because everything has to be RCD protected unless it's inconvenient.

 

[Big n Daft]

Under part P you don't need to do any bonding because everything has to be RCD protected unless it's inconvenient.

Which one? the bonding or the RCD:devilish:

 

[Adam W]

Which one? the bonding or the RCD:devilish:

You don't need an RCD if it's inconvenient like if it might keep tripping.
You don't need to bond anything any more because of part P, but you need an NICEIC certificate otherwise it's illegal.

 

[bugsy]

Rubber gloves and rubber mat in location ( thats what we suggested for female client for her mains vibro in the bathroom )

 

[Guest111]

I,ve just attached the wife to our metal bed with 10mm g/y, oops sorry wrong forum thats bondage not bonding lol

 

[Knobhead]

You could always go for earth free bonding

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