earthing

[matt.leung]

just started a re-wire and the main water supply is totally plastic, no stop cock (as it is in the street) so nothing to earth.

Main water incommer = plastic

no stop cock

water to boiler = plastic

water to bathroom = plastic

water to sink = plastic

the only way i can earth anything, is to supplementary bond the copper pipes at the boiler, which will be cross bonded with the gas supply, which i can bond at the supply anyway....

What do u do wheni have the same situation ???

 

[Zeespark]

Just bond the gas at the mains Matty.

Andy

 

[M107]

^+1

 

[TonyCE]

I would put N/A on the EIC as nothing to bond. The outputs from the boiler could be copper for the first couple of meters - could be worth bonding those?

 

[M107]

Only the gas Tony

 

[Manator]

I agree with the above, there is no requirement to bond the water if the water pipe is plastic. I am surprised however that there is no stopcock.

 

[steptoe]

agree with Manator.

no stopcock ????????

I usually try get the plumber to put me a piece of copper(1m) just after the stopcock if install is going to be plastic.

 

[matt.leung]

yeah same here, when i asked the client, he said that they installed the new water supply in a few weeks ago, and everything is plastic and they installed no stop cock at all, but on a nother jon that i am doing, the plumber put a stop cock in half way along the plastic pipes either side of it.

 

[steptoe]

what happens if they have a leak????

 

[matt.leung]

they are gonna get wet if there is a leak...

 

[tom1]

will have to get a screwdriver and turn off in the street if they need to, nice and convenient

 

[matt.leung]

i am going to tell the client that they should get one fitted... whilst the floor boards are all up etc...