I live in a property where there is still the old method of taking the earth connection, with the mains cable from the electricity meter, using a copper pipe instead of a wire. This copper pipe is then connected to the fuse box in the flat by fastening it to the metal body of the box. The body, in turn, contains the earth blocks to which the mains cables going to the wiring in the flat are connected.
My question is, is this still allowed by the regulations? and if I want to replace the old fuse box with a consumer unit (having a plastic box), how can I connect the earth block in the unit to the earth pipe in a way that is allowed? is this possible?
Running an earth wire to replace the copper pipe involves a fair amount of building work.
Thanks
My question is, is this still allowed by the regulations? and if I want to replace the old fuse box with a consumer unit (having a plastic box), how can I connect the earth block in the unit to the earth pipe in a way that is allowed? is this possible?
Running an earth wire to replace the copper pipe involves a fair amount of building work.
Thanks