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<blockquote data-quote="batty" data-source="post: 125802" data-attributes="member: 66"><p>Plastic pipes have been used on gas for years and water so maybe they will not introduce a potential to earth but the way I see it it is an extra safety measure if the cpc where to become disconnected at an appliance like an immersion heater if you have a 10mm bond to your metal pipework that pipework can never get to 240 volts because it will disconnect instantly due to 10mm bond. Wiring regulations change, I would not use 16th edition boards unless I put one circuit on RCBO before 17th edition came in then 17th came in and you technically should not have one RCD which is commen sense. I have been to jobs were people have got belts of sinks due to faults in kitchens now if they had been supplementary bonded this would not have happened but that was taken out in 16th edition. We are now relying on RCD's rather than main bonding which to me is a big mistake. A few people will die and the regs will change.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="batty, post: 125802, member: 66"] Plastic pipes have been used on gas for years and water so maybe they will not introduce a potential to earth but the way I see it it is an extra safety measure if the cpc where to become disconnected at an appliance like an immersion heater if you have a 10mm bond to your metal pipework that pipework can never get to 240 volts because it will disconnect instantly due to 10mm bond. Wiring regulations change, I would not use 16th edition boards unless I put one circuit on RCBO before 17th edition came in then 17th came in and you technically should not have one RCD which is commen sense. I have been to jobs were people have got belts of sinks due to faults in kitchens now if they had been supplementary bonded this would not have happened but that was taken out in 16th edition. We are now relying on RCD's rather than main bonding which to me is a big mistake. A few people will die and the regs will change. [/QUOTE]
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