Can I bond radiator underneath floor board

[btctworld]

Im just putting supp bonding into bathroom and ensuite in the bathroom i have a normal rad on the wall so bonding is no problem but in the ensuite i have a chrome towel radiator 3/4 up the wall with only minimal pipes coming out the wall can i bond this rad under the floorboards where the pipes runn down the partition wall as there is not enough room on the pipes and i dont want to clamp the chrome rad

cheers brett

 

[sparky40]

Brett,
My interpretation of the regs is;
They( Clamps etc ) should not be under the floorboards as are considered 'un-accessible' for inspection,testing and maintenance. However they can be put 'within close proximity' such as roofspace, adjoining cupboard etc.
I hope this is of some help.

 

[plugwash]

on the other hand if you solder the wire to the pipe its perfectly allowed to have it under the floor.

 

[the_jinj]

on the other hand if you solder the wire to the pipe its perfectly allowed to have it under the floor.

I've heard of this but never seen it implemented - has anyone actually ever done it this way?

 

[plugwash]

can't say i've tried it myself but i imagine you would have to drain the pipe for it to be feasible.

 

[plugwash]

i just found http://www.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=205&threadid=10161&highlight_key=y in anouther thread

i'd imagine if you bound the earth to the side of the pipe (in the same way they bind the cores together in the T&E soldering drained the water out of the pipe and soldered it the joint would be far far more sound than anything you would get with a clamp.

 

[securespark]

My method was a bit fiddly, but worked well. I stripped a section of insulation off the 4mm2 conductor, and without breaking it, wrapped it round the pipe, then sweated it on. Yes, you have to DD, or freeze the pipe.

 

[skenk]

I'm sure i've read on here about earth crimps, do a search you should find them, pretty sure they were designed for such a purpose

 

[Pensdown]

It's good to read old posts but there's not much point in replying.

 

[skenk]

oops didn't mean that, must have stumbled across it . . .

 

[Pensdown]

we've all done it

 

[securespark]

Even us seasoned posters...