Gas Meter earth bonding help

[denso13]

Mr GSR will state that the bonding HAS TO BE at the meter

Then he shouldn't. Gas regs say they should advise the customer to seek the advice of a competent person.

 

[Murdochcat]

I've had so arguments with wannabe sparks over the minimum size of tails - I'm adamant that it depends on the size of the DNO fuse - they say it has to be 25mm

This type of "C2" is popular on dodgy EICR's - I suspect they review using the OSG which isn't a great idea.

And don't get me going on the equipotential bonding sizes in the OSG for TT installations

 

[Murdochcat]

Then he shouldn't. Gas regs say they should advise the customer to seek the advice of a competent person.

I've seen "fail" reports from GSR's for the annual gas safe reports.

And I've told one or 2 GSR's to leave sparking to sparks

 

[denso13]

I've seen "fail" reports from GSR's for the annual gas safe reports.

It would be if there is none visible, it can't be a pass. Nevertheless, the advice should still be the same.

 

[EFLImpudence]

What the regs say in the 18th Ed AMD 2

So I was correct

No, you are misreading it.

 

[Murdochcat]

No, you are misreading it.

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And my original comment was made with no access to the regs hence my "IIRC"

 

[EFLImpudence]

As I said you are misreading it.

 

[Murdochcat]

As I said you are misreading it.

No I'm not.

You are taking an interpretation to suit yourself.

If it was so simple why is it worded like it is?

 

[CBW]

I've seen "fail" reports from GSR's for the annual gas safe reports.

And I've told one or 2 GSR's to leave sparking to sparks

They’re not a pass fail unless using a different form, just whether it’s there or not

 

[SUNRAY]

Well I'm so p155ed off with the various inspectors error reports in rental properties I now have mine bonded both sides of the meter and yes that does raise comments.
There are no insulating sections in the metal supply pipes.

One thing that really p155ed me off was a gas fitter removing the bond, cutting a Tee into the copper immediately adjacent to the elbow in the union (IE impossible to bond before the first branch). Then telling me he couldn't refit the clamp and when I refitted it at the original position, failed it as not before the first branch

 

[JohnW2]

I've had so arguments with wannabe sparks over the minimum size of tails - I'm adamant that it depends on the size of the DNO fuse

Justifiably adamant.

- they say it has to be 25mm

It does, but only if its a 100A fuse. I recently had the fuse in a property 'upgraded' from 60A to 100A, but they would not do it until the 16mm² tails were replace with 25mm² ones.

 

[plugwash]

I've had so arguments with wannabe sparks over the minimum size of tails - I'm adamant that it depends on the size of the DNO fuse

Of course it does.

Was watching a video from residual current a while back where he was increasing the tails to150mm² in preperation for a DNO fuse upgrade.