An electrician has been to do a job when it transipired that the earth was connected to my water mains but not the gas pipes. I was told that it has to be done and I am all for upgrading my electricity up to regulation. How much should I expect to be charged for it?
Connecting earth to gas pipe
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If the gas meter is adjacent to the consumer unit, then not a lot. You could probably do it yourself in 10 minutes.
If the consumer unit is at the front and the gas at the back of a terraced house built on concrete with laminate flooring throughout, then a significant amount of money.
It's not an 'upgrade' either, but an essential safety feature which has been required for decades.
If the consumer unit is at the front and the gas at the back of a terraced house built on concrete with laminate flooring throughout, then a significant amount of money.
It's not an 'upgrade' either, but an essential safety feature which has been required for decades.
Depends what the Electrician's rate is, how far the gas is from the mains, how straightforward the route is, how long it is going to take.....
The consumer unit are both at the front of the house. the consumer unit is just inside the front door and the gas meter is just outside it. So what's 'not a lot'?
The distance is about 2 meters and it took 15 minutes to complete
If they are that close together, 1 hour labour + a few parts (which would be less than £5).
One of these on the gas pipe:
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/99528/
and a length of this
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/30011/
between the clamp and the main earth terminal, which should either be inside the consumer unit, or a separate metal block fixed near the meter.
One of these on the gas pipe:
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/99528/
and a length of this
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/30011/
between the clamp and the main earth terminal, which should either be inside the consumer unit, or a separate metal block fixed near the meter.
Allowing a minimum charge of 1 hour - somewhere between £30 - £50 ?
How much were you charged?
Bearing in mind that it will be bonded to the gas pipe inside the house (where the pipework from the meter enters)
Or within 600mm of the stop cock on the domestic side of the meter and before any branch or junction.
But still after it's entered the house
Not so. within 600mm of the meter outlet union, OR at the point of entry to the building if the meter is external...
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If it's a short run from where the gas pipe enters to the CU then you shouldn't be charged very much for it. Prices in London might be more than up here though. What job did you have done and how much were you charged for that? (or did you have work done with no idea of the price to be charged 
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It is not additional earthing. It is not any kind of earthing.
It is main protective bonding.
It is main protective bonding.
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