Earth's required

[JohnW2]

Flats should have bonding as if they were a separate dwelling - just in case.

That's what I was saying, but, as I said, I would have thought that one would only bond to where the services entered the flat (i.e. as if it were a separate dwelling") - not all the way back to where the services enter the building (11, or maybe 50, floors below). Is that not the case?

Is it not likely - in a flat - that all the services enter, if not at the same place, near each other?

One might have thought so - and maybe they are - but with bonding of one service apparently absent, and the other apparently needing to be 'upgraded' (not so sure about that one), proximity wouldn't necessarily help much, would it?

Kind Regards, John

 

[EFLImpudence]

That's what I was saying, but, as I said, I would have thought that one would only bond to where the services entered the flat (i.e. as if it were a separate dwelling")

Yes, that's what I said.

- not all the way back to where the services enter the building (11, or maybe 50, floors below). Is that not the case?

Yes, that's not what I said.

 

[JohnW2]

Yes, that's what I said.

... and also what I'd said. Apologies, I didn't realise that you were only repeating what I'd just written - I thought you must be trying to disagree with me in some way, although I could not see in what way!

Kind Regards, John

 

[EFLImpudence]

As if.

 

[swampydrill]

Sparky is going to upgrade the gas mains earth back to the main board. he also going to put a earth on the water mains back to the main board as only earthed across the meter. Thanks for comments.

 

[EFLImpudence]

It's actually "bonding", not earthing.

Parts like that have to be 'bonded' (joined together with the electrical earth) because they are earthed (in the ground).