Guys,
I've been making some changes to the plumbing in my bathroom and now I need some advice about earthing.
The following diagram shows the result of the changes I've made.
The copper top left is the original pipe and goes to the ensuite bathroom (next door).
The copper at the bottom is the original pipe and goes into the airing cupboard.
The copper top right is a tiny (6 inch) piece of 15mm copper pipe that I've used to join a HEP20 elbow to to flexi tap connector.
The bit in the middle is plastic HEP20 pipe (which is new - it all used to be copper).
My question is this, I've obviously broken what would have been a circuit.
There's no sign of any earthing straps on the copper that remains.
Do I need to earth the 6 inch of copper pipe that leads to the toilet (top right) or is that small enough to be insignificant?
Do I need to earth anything else?
I'm assuming you don't need to earth the new plastic pipe?
Is it best to earth the other copper pipe (I can see)?
How? (Do I just bridge the plastic pipe with some earth cable?).
Any advice would be really appreciated, thanks.
C.
I've been making some changes to the plumbing in my bathroom and now I need some advice about earthing.
The following diagram shows the result of the changes I've made.
The copper top left is the original pipe and goes to the ensuite bathroom (next door).
The copper at the bottom is the original pipe and goes into the airing cupboard.
The copper top right is a tiny (6 inch) piece of 15mm copper pipe that I've used to join a HEP20 elbow to to flexi tap connector.
The bit in the middle is plastic HEP20 pipe (which is new - it all used to be copper).
My question is this, I've obviously broken what would have been a circuit.
There's no sign of any earthing straps on the copper that remains.
Do I need to earth the 6 inch of copper pipe that leads to the toilet (top right) or is that small enough to be insignificant?
Do I need to earth anything else?
I'm assuming you don't need to earth the new plastic pipe?
Is it best to earth the other copper pipe (I can see)?
How? (Do I just bridge the plastic pipe with some earth cable?).
Any advice would be really appreciated, thanks.
C.