Hi, I have a white ladder rad in cloakroom working off electric only. Should I bond the rad? If so,how do I do it. I would normally bond pipe to pipe but there is no pipe in this case and I do not wand to remove any paint. Clues please 
Bonding Ladder Radiator
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Although he actually says cloak room - not a bath or shower room......if thats the case, then no bonding AT ALL 
He must be part of the bonding brigade! You know the sort..........bonds anything and everything........door handles if they could figure a way of getting the cable to the door 
Swallowed the regs today.
Regulation 547-03-05
Where supplimentary bonding is to be applied to a fixed appliance which is supplied via a short length of flexible cord from an adjacent connection unit or other accessory, incoporating a flex outlet, the CPC within the flexible cord shall be deemed to provide the supplimentary bonding connection to the exposed conductive parts of the appliance, from the earthing terminal in the connection unit or other accessory.
Or in otherwords no bonding required
Regulation 547-03-05
Where supplimentary bonding is to be applied to a fixed appliance which is supplied via a short length of flexible cord from an adjacent connection unit or other accessory, incoporating a flex outlet, the CPC within the flexible cord shall be deemed to provide the supplimentary bonding connection to the exposed conductive parts of the appliance, from the earthing terminal in the connection unit or other accessory.
Or in otherwords no bonding required
Not quite.
It means that the supplementary bonding does not need to be attatched directly to the towel radiator itself. It can be connected to the CPC which protects the electric element for the towel radiator.
But, as it seems this towel radiator is not in a special location, no bonding is required in this instance.
It means that the supplementary bonding does not need to be attatched directly to the towel radiator itself. It can be connected to the CPC which protects the electric element for the towel radiator.
But, as it seems this towel radiator is not in a special location, no bonding is required in this instance.
Your cloak room constitues a special location so will need supplimentary bonding.
However, as Regs quote and RF Lighting and Steves advice (right back at the beginning!) pointed out you can do this via the earth terminal of the FCU so you won't need to attack your radiator to find a good contact.
Hopefully, this is the news you wanted to hear.
However, as Regs quote and RF Lighting and Steves advice (right back at the beginning!) pointed out you can do this via the earth terminal of the FCU so you won't need to attack your radiator to find a good contact.
Hopefully, this is the news you wanted to hear.
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