Bonding Question

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I know this is a murky issue, but I've just checked the supplementary bonding for my new flat and I just want to check it seems ok with people who know:

Starts on cold water pipe in kitchen,
To hot water pipe
Through kitchen wall
To Bath cold pipe (even though this is a branch of the main cold pipe that serves the kitchen)
To Bath hot pipe (similar linked pipe scenario)
To Bathroom sink cold pipe (again same links)
To Bathroom sink hot pipe
To toilet feed pipe

The pipe leaving the bathroom to radiators is not bonded...
The bonding does not terminate anywhere - just runs between each clamp - I read somewhere it should go to the light socket. Is this true? The light switch is on the outside and the 5 spotlights are zone 1-3 suitable sealed units...

I don't know if that makes sense, but I've no idea how to get a diagram on here and just want to make sure I'm not at risk!

Thanks
 
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Simply stated, the idea is that metalwork in a bathroom should be bonded together so that there is not the possibility of a different potential between various items of metalwork that someone could touch. That would include metal light fittings, radiators, heaters, pipes, shaver sockets etc.

Cross bonding in the kitchen (other than a separate earth to the water main) is not required anymore

See here http://www.niceic.org.uk/approved/quest10.html

and here http://www.niceic.org.uk/approved/quest4.html
 

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