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Thanks everyone...polypipe sections will be quite short and under the sink the copper will still be reachable so will just bond the lot.

Thanks John and Rob. Had to admit I thought it was a bit too good to be true, and flew in the face of everything else I'd read! So John...from this: ...I'm imaging that as my copper pipe enters the room it needs to be bonded even though it won't be connected to the taps?

So as far as you're concerned I can ignore all this? http://www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:special_locations_inc_bathrooms_and_supplementary_equipotential_bonding:supplementary_equipotential_bonding

Hmmm...maybe I'm missing something here. If my bathroom was all copper pipe, surely I'd need to have the pipework connected to the light fitting to prevent possible shocks between the fitting and taps. This is in addition to the earths from earth bar to rising main and gas pipes. As I...

just thought I'd give this topic a prod as I still have the same issue. Tried washing the car recently and a squirty bottle would have been more useful than the hose :(

The water pipes in my house are copper, but I'm fitting a new bathroom soon which will involve cutting the copper about 6 - 12 inches from where it rising from the concrete floor, and then using polypipe and flexible braided pipe to connect to the taps. Do I need to make provision for bonding...

I have to admit I didn't think it would be too serious which ever way they ended up seeing as most people would just go for the ionisation alarms which are considered adequate for both types of fires. Downstairs alarm is on the opposite side of the dining room to the kitchen so that should be...

Thanks for the reply...I have to admit I thought your suggestion was the foolproof method but was hoping for reassurance that the wall will be stronger than it looks ;) I think your idea is the route I'll be following...

I've bought one of each type of alarm, I live in a small two up two down terrace, downstairs has no doors between front and rear rooms and the stairwell is open to the top landing. I want one alarm between the two front rooms and one at the top of the stairs, I'm thinking the optical alarm...

How should I take that comment?! Do you mean its obvious I should take the feed off the rising main? In most cases I'd assume that's the only option, but as my bathroom is downstairs it was a more obvious solution to use pipework fed from the loft.

I fitted a garden tap last month as I got fed up of the adaptor slipping on the kitchen tap and spraying water over the room. (and I fitted a new kitchen and the new tap won't take a hose) We have a downstairs bathroom with good water pressure from loft tank, I used push fit fittings to tee...

I've got an old brick wall bordering my garden that ranges from 500mm to 700mm in height (garden slopes gently). I'm want to install a fence along the top of the wall using bolt down 3" metposts, the fence will be built using a 1830*1200mm lap panel, then a half lap/half trellis panel...

Just a quickie... I have a free-standing electric cooker, can it be wired directly to the cooker switch? I have conduit from the switch to behind the kitchen units next to the cooker and was wondering if the cable can exit the conduit and go straight to the cooker or should an outlet plate...

Thanks for the help, couldn't bung as again the outlets have grooves in them which prevents a seal :( Drained the cold water tank via the bathroom taps and managed to save my hot water, worked a treat :)

Will see if I can use the bungs...they didn't work in central heating tank as it has slots which prevent a seal. I don't want to drain the system via the hot tap as I have a whole cylinder of hot water sitting there, obviously it will drain all the hot and it will be replaced by the cold from...

Replacing my kitchen at the moment, just removing old sink. Have turned off main stopcock and drained mains fed cold tap, but the stopcocks by my hot water cylinder are seized and I don't want to drain a whole cylinder of hot water. I have a solution in my head that should work, can...

Nope, its great isn't it :) I've got a load of leave to use up from work otherwise I lose it. Had to get windows fitted, floor and ceiling boarded, floor levelled, electrics done and then fit kitchen, tiling etc. Spent a week faffing around trying to get windows sorted then these guys...

Sorted :) Got someone in to do it in the end. Thanks for your help everyone.

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