Another Supplementary Equipotential Bonding thread

[slippyr4]

Couple of remaining doubts before I finalise my bathroom supplementary bonding arrangements:-

1. Metal towel rail, metal pipes. The pipes are bonded just beneath the floor (with solder+crimp). Do i have to additionally bond the towel rail itself? or is the fact that it's connected with metal bits to the bonded metal pipes good enough?

2. My bath taps and basin taps and toilet cistern feed are all fed from the same pipes, just tees for each service. total length of pipe is about 2 metres. Pipes are copper, soldered, no plastic or anything. Is it sufficient to bond at the bath tee end, and not bond the basin pipes and toilet pipe specifically, since they're connected to the bath end by means of the copper pipe?

thanks

slip

 

[Lectrician]

Both correct - athough the joints should be able to be inspected. Even if soldered.

 

[plugwash]

i thought soldered joints like crimped ones were exempt from the accessible for inspection rule.....

 

[JohnD]

But in that case, how does an inspector who can't see them know they're (a) there and (b) soldered?

 

[Adam_151]

But in that case, how does an inspector who can't see them know they're (a) there and (b) soldered?

You could note it on the EIC

 

[slippyr4]

But in that case, how does an inspector who can't see them know they're (a) there and (b) soldered?

You could note it on the EIC

that's my plan. and i'll probably snap a photo of it for the LABC inspector, but the floorboard will still be liftable at the point he comes round. after he's gone, i don't really care.

thanks for the info.