Earth bonding splashbacks

[cannaefixit]

Hello

I may have just done something foolish.
I grip-filled stainless steel splashbacks around the hob and sink areas of my new kitchen but I have just realised they're not earth-bonded.
They are, I suppose, a potential live conductor but no one else's splashbacks I have looked at (private or MFI etc) seem to be earth-bonded.
Can anyone please tell me what the situation is re Part P?

thanks

Iain

 

[ricicle]

No requirement to earth bond extraneous metalwork in kitchen

 

[dingbat]

Can anyone please tell me what the situation is re Part P?

Yes, Part P says only this:

"Reasonable provision shall be made in the design and installation of electrical installations in order to protect persons operating, maintaining or altering the installation from fire or injury."

As ricicle says, the Wiring Regulations do not require supplementary bonding in kitchens.

 

[cannaefixit]

Thanks guys
that's a relief. Surface mounted earth wires would have looked pretty bad.