I'm replacing my old kitchen as part of my house refurb.
I need to replace the protective bonding to the incoming water main and fit protective bonding to my gas incomer. The gas supply has no protective bond (it is plastic up to my boundary, then steel pipe underground for the ~50 feet to the meter, testing it there is no continuity between the electrical earth and the pipework), and the water supply is bonded with a 4mm single that is just dangling down a wall... undersized and unsightly!
I have a 16mm main earth (TN-S system) and I intend to fit 10mm bonding conductors to water and gas. Ordinarily I see bonding just emerging from the plaster where it is needed, but I was wondering if there is a neater way? Perhaps using a flex outlet plate?
Also, is it best practice to use a crimped lug on the end of the bonding conductor or is it fine to put the wire into the screw clamp?
(Appreciating that this work is notifiable, it is being carried out under a Building Notice and I have already had the first stage of my rewire inspected and certified by the BCO's contractor.)
I need to replace the protective bonding to the incoming water main and fit protective bonding to my gas incomer. The gas supply has no protective bond (it is plastic up to my boundary, then steel pipe underground for the ~50 feet to the meter, testing it there is no continuity between the electrical earth and the pipework), and the water supply is bonded with a 4mm single that is just dangling down a wall... undersized and unsightly!
I have a 16mm main earth (TN-S system) and I intend to fit 10mm bonding conductors to water and gas. Ordinarily I see bonding just emerging from the plaster where it is needed, but I was wondering if there is a neater way? Perhaps using a flex outlet plate?
Also, is it best practice to use a crimped lug on the end of the bonding conductor or is it fine to put the wire into the screw clamp?
(Appreciating that this work is notifiable, it is being carried out under a Building Notice and I have already had the first stage of my rewire inspected and certified by the BCO's contractor.)