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Hi Mikely, can you clarify for me why the bonding has to be within 600mm of gas meter and water inlet, yet all of the pipes terminate in my garage at the boiler 5 feet from MET.on the same wall.? Whats the reason for running 2 X 40 feet of bonding cable paralell to pipework to MET, when it all...

I appreciate the info of the water flow, mine is 6 litres per minute, but, nobody has answered the question of why does bonding have to be connected within 600 mm of gas/water point, when all can be picked up at boiler point in my garage 40 feet from ingress, and run to consumer board 5 5feet...

Hi, Guess so, Good job he didn,t work at sewarage then, just down the road.Excuse my ignorance, but, why bond 600ml from meter and water inlet, then run cable 40 feet to consumer board, when, boiler/consumer board/all pipes. hot & cold/all circs terminate together on one wall in garage...

Thanks, that,s a lot clearer.Mind you, I bought the house off a sparky for YEB, and now has his own electrical buisiness,And I have to instal bondings to his workmanship, 15 years later.You cannot always rely on the "expert", not in my case anyhow.It,s the house that Jack built.Something crops...

My lead is the standard for water, x lbs.I,d have thought that would have been a good earth, and not needed bonding, it,s straight to ground.That,s probably why I,m not a sparky;

Hi Tony, it is as you say. I would have thought lead, being not a bad conductor, coming direct onto copper throughout, would not have needed bonding.But, There,s nothing in the link regarding lead.being a earth pole.There is a old remnant of a bond clip on the lead, long abandoned.They must deem...

Thanks Mikely, and Tony.Much Appreciated. It,s only taken Homeserve 7 years to notice this, + other stuff, Boilers 17 years .old, all I want them to do is change C/h Diaphragm.Found 5 piddling faults,+ bonding. and 2 hours later left, no diaphragm change, another day.Already waited a week.Under...

Hi,[/url] Thanks for the link. As both water/gas both come in approx 40 feet from boiler/ and consumer board, a continuous conductor from gas 600ml from meter, to water, which is all copper, apart from 3 feet of lead input,then to MET seems best choice. Does that sound ok? ps. Does C/H need...

Hi Thanks for reply. It,s my house.Been in 15 years, just assumed it was bonded as I bought it off Gaffer for YEB; Does water need bonding as it is lead incoming from underground? Just curious as why he didn,t bond, being in the trade and had kids.cheers

Hi Tony, just had Homeserve do a inspection on boiler, couldn,t see bonding on gas pipe at meter, written warning.I thought it was inside of wall, underfloor, aesy to get to.However, none at all.I also cannot see any on water pipes, which come in as lead.Does water need bonding if it,s lead...

Hi, I have just found out that my gas mains pipe to boiler is not bonded within 600ml from meter, if at all.also, I cannot see any water pipe bonding, but the incoming water pipe is lead from underground.Does water need bonding? and can gas pipe be bonded to the water? Cheers in advance

Hi, Does anyone know the legal requirements regarding the bonding of the mains gas pipe from the meter to the boiler? Does it have to be within a certain distance from the meter, or anywhere along its length, in my case approx 40 feet.

The crux of this matter is/was the pressure test perfomed correct.As the PRV on the new boiler is 3 bar, any test carried out should have at least achieved the 3 bar blow off,not failed at 1.bar after commissioning .as stated.The onus, in my opinion is with who did the test, and the results of...

Hi,I don,t think he actually had a pressure test perfomed. As a Engineer, mainly hydraulics, dealing with callosal pressures, we do similar tests and have to add a percentage increase to achieve a SWL, ( safe working load). 1. Would he have paid for the test if it showed a fault ,knowing a...

Hi, Just used it 3 weeksago. Fernox F4. Hasn,t solved my leak, had it years.Just located one on manifold when cold.£15.95 @ Homebase. You may be luckier than me.

Hi, Let me assure you my friend that the law states that if you purchase something that seems to be a bargain, you must assume it was illeal.I say this as a person who bought stuff, fitted kitchen and all white goods, not knowing it was stolen, but the price I paid, I assumed it was..This was 30...

Hi, I have located a long standing, intermitent leak. It it coming from the bottom of the c/h manifold, suggesting the diaphragm is needing changing.It is a Vokera RS20-80 Flowmatic ordinary combi.Is the cover plate that holds the diaphragm in situ sealed with a compound, or just reliant on the...

Yes, I have the relevent qualifications, and engineering degree.Have taught engineering at colleges.Have trained apprentices.But I doubt I could have done such a good job with an attitude like yours. Times have moved on, but not for the better I,m afraid.This countries downfall is it relies too...

1, Sense of humour helps when dealing with the likes of yourself, obviously , you have none.2 Esholt is where I live. EMERDALE to you.Leeds, and NO, I am not a Yorkshireman.3.I have put 3 of my own boilers in, am a retired ex engineer,time served with 50 years under my belt. not a fitter. I do...

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