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Aritrary Electrical Testing UK
I live in a 30 year old bungalow (UK)
I just received a quote from a plumber
and when discussing it, he mentioned that
there is an arbitrary electrical test to be
carried out on all bathroom plumbing?
Something to do with earthing?
Comments?
John
Date:Sat, 27 Aug 2005 10:44:33 GMT
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Re: Aritrary Electrical Testing UK
Yes the regs now have all pipes to taps etc fitted with an earth strap and
earth cable, this is in case a faulty appliance shorts onto pipework EG: a
water heater, the resistance between your taps etc and the main earth at
the consumer unit has to be checked, all should be earth bonded together.
"john" wrote in message
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>I live in a 30 year old bungalow (UK)
>
> I just received a quote from a plumber
> and when discussing it, he mentioned that
> there is an arbitrary electrical test to be
> carried out on all bathroom plumbing?
>
> Something to do with earthing?
>
> Comments?
>
> John
Date:Sat, 27 Aug 2005 12:38:27 +0000 (UTC)
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Re: Aritrary Electrical Testing UK
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"@BB" wrote in message
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> Yes the regs now have all pipes to taps etc fitted with an earth strap and
> earth cable, this is in case a faulty appliance shorts onto pipework EG:
> a water heater, the resistance between your taps etc and the main earth
> at the consumer unit has to be checked, all should be earth bonded
> together.
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Does this make complete sense??
I thought that if one part of shall we say a central heating system was
earthed then as all the pipes and rads are connected then the system as a
whole would be earthed would be earthed............
Are these new regs over the top ????.
Barry
Date:Sat, 27 Aug 2005 15:33:08 +0100
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"@BB" wrote in message
news:depms3$dut$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
> Yes the regs now have all pipes to taps etc fitted with an earth strap and
> earth cable, this is in case a faulty appliance shorts onto pipework EG:
> a water heater, the resistance between your taps etc and the main earth
> at the consumer unit has to be checked, all should be earth bonded
> together.
You are making things up.
Have a look at
http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=http://www.niceic.org.uk/downloads/NL139supp.pdf
(or)
http://tinyurl.com/8bqa3
Adam
Date:Sat, 27 Aug 2005 14:55:06 GMT
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