The consumer side is generally taken as being the outlet of the meter. Why do you ask?
the consumer side is the side without the emergency cut-off valve. the bond must be within 600mm of the meter outlet and before a tee if you are a gas engineer or where the gas pipe enters the building if you are an electrician. The bond must be tested by a qualified electrician.
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He wanted to have an external power point fitted for his car. The power point installation is free but they noticed the lack of earth bonding and he was quoted £500 for bonding from the consumer unit to the main water stop cock and gas meter, I believe the quote for 500 was from British gas and would have been in adhesive trunking on top of the skirting.
I am doing it at half the cost but removing the skirting to hide the 10mm earthing. Materials are at cost, 50m of 10mm from toolstation plus clamps at £48 plus adhesive, filler etc
One wonders why you are doing earth bonding when you are not an electrician and its considered a safety related part.
Tony
He wanted to have an external power point fitted for his car. The power point installation is free but they noticed the lack of earth bonding and he was quoted £500 for bonding from the consumer unit to the main water stop cock and gas meter, I believe the quote for 500 was from British gas and would have been in adhesive trunking on top of the skirting.
I am doing it at half the cost but removing the skirting to hide the 10mm earthing. Materials are at cost, 50m of 10mm from toolstation plus clamps at £48 plus adhesive, filler etc
All the charging points I have look at seem to need a card to use them. I can only assume they also make a charge.
An outdoor mains socket also needs an RCD in the supply to it.
Just because a consumer unit has been fitted does not mean that it has been done properly by a qualified person.
Tony
Is this report available?the consumer unit does have a 2005 date of last inspection sticker and where it says date of next inspection the box just says "see report". My friend moved in after that date.
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