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Just to further try to describe the pipework a bit more the shower is above one end of the bath and the sink is at the other end of the bath. The pipe is within the wall by the shower and is hidden by the bath panels and comes out at skirting level and i think connected via t piece to the sink...

This shower was put in 11 or 12 years ago I don't recall seeing any other bonding but I can't say properly as I wouldn't have been looking for it at the time. The pipe is the cold water feed to the shower it was taken from the existing sinks cold water pipe. The pipe isn't visible other than the...

Fantastic replies thank you guys. So I think I understand the advice to be that the earth cable between the mains water cold pipe and the consumer unit is ok and can stay. But an earth cable needs to be put in between the shower earth and its mains cold water pipe. The earth connection to the...

Thanks prenticeboyofderry, the shower is not electrically connected to any pipe work at the moment, it is only connected to the consumer unit. Should the additional earth cable I mention be disconnected from the Consumer unit ? and then an earth cable installed between the cold water pipe and...

Many years ago I installed an electric shower for a friend and thought good practice would be to connect an earth cable from the new bit of cold water pipe I had put in back to the consumer unit. I have read recently that this must not be done direct to the consumer unit. I am worried now...