That will just rack up a debt for the standing charge.
That is likely the case.The bonding will be on your own pipe on your side of the meter and will not need to be interfered with - so zero issue to the flat.
Nevertheless, it is that piece of pipe which actually requires bonding.The only possible issue is that it could leave a small section of metal pipe on their side of the meter - but this will not be connected to anything,
Not in the flat, perhaps, but we don't know about the rest of the building.there'll be no mains cables in the vicinity that could make it live,
Well, we don't know that and it's likely a long way from the flat.and it'll (assuming it's not ancient) have a plastic service pipe.
If the hinges reach to the ground floor, then yes about as dangerous.Put another way, it's about as dangerous as having metal hinges on the gate - bits of metal that don't realistically have any means of being made live.
There is 'elsewhere' a regulation generically requiring that all ('actual') extraneous-c-ps should be main bonded, isn't there?Well, they no longer say the wrong part should be bonded. Do they say the actual extraneous-c-p should be?
There is, but I believe the reason for the 'insulating section' is that the gas companies do not want current flowing in 'their' pipes - so something of a catch 22 position.There is 'elsewhere' a regulation generically requiring that all ('actual') extraneous-c-ps should be main bonded, isn't there?
Not if one understood the situation.That's what seemed to make the 'silly' reg in 17th so silly since I don't think the requirement to bond on 'the wrong side' of a meter etc. over-rode the generic requirement to bond the actual extraneous-c-p, did it?
One would, but ...(i.e. to comply with those regs, one would presumably have had to bond on both sides of the meter/whatever, wouldn't one!).
I suppose one can understand that, and it would be no problem if they installed such an insulating section just outside the property, or 'at the point of entry', so that there was no extraneous-c-p.There is, but I believe the reason for the 'insulating section' is that the gas companies do not want current flowing in 'their' pipes - so something of a catch 22 position.
Quite!One would, but ...
A simple question, have you taken out a contract with SSE?Hi, I've just joined the site and was wondering if someone can help.
I live in a flat and have a gas meter. It has a pipe coming into it from outside and a pipe which leads from it to the boiler. There is a clip attached to the pipe leading from the boiler to the pipe. I have been told this is the earth bonding.
I want to have the meter taken out as I don't use the meter and object to paying a standing charge for something I don't use. SSE have told me they can't move it as it would breach the health and safety rules as the earth bonding could go live into the flat if there was a short circuit.
My housing association have said it would be safe and they don't need to move the bonding.
Please could someone let me know the correct answer. I know very little about electrics so could the answer be in simple tones (for a simple person ).
Thanks
As I and others have said, it may well not be quite as simple as that, since it is very possible that the OP has a 'dual fuel' contract (i.e. gas + electricity) and he wants the electricity supply to continue.... tell them you are moving out and to supply a new address such as a relative or work for further communication.
Yes I did see that it's prepayment. And yes I know they are a PITA as I have several of each flavour in rental properties.Sunray - It's a prepayment meter and these appear to have different rules.
I did try to get rid of an elec meter I wasn't using. I think I told Npower I was moving out. Just got lots of letters addressed to the new occupier. In the end I had to re-register with them to get the meter removed, as they wouldn't remove it without the house owners permission.
That's true, but I can't see that any rules could prevent one from cancelling the contract for supply of gas (provided that adequate notice was given).Sunray - It's a prepayment meter and these appear to have different rules.
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