question about earth bonding

[missmouse]

Fitted a new chrome towel rad in bathroom. Ive been told it has to be earth bonded despite being plumbed in Hep2! Where is the line drawn on these regulations? Do people earth bond their metal shower cabinet frames? How about a metal bog roll holder? A tap which has only flexy connections - how to bond that? Has common sense left the country?
Im just back from holiday in Spain where I saw a stainless steel sink unit COMBINED with an electric hob! Our guys would start shaking & dribbling at the mouth if they saw that! LOL!

 

[EFLImpudence]

Fitted a new chrome towel rad in bathroom. Ive been told it has to be earth bonded despite being plumbed in Hep2!

It does not and indeed should not be.

 

[missmouse]

thanks, yes this is exactly what I thought! If it was earthed then Id guess that would actually make it MORE dangerous if you happened to touch it & a live wire?

 

[EFLImpudence]

Yes.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Im just back from holiday in Spain where I saw a stainless steel sink unit COMBINED with an electric hob! Our guys would start shaking & dribbling at the mouth if they saw that! LOL!

I've only seen the SMEV combi ones here in mobile homes. But that is a gas hob with a 12v piezo spark.

 

[RF Lighting]

thanks, yes this is exactly what I thought! If it was earthed then Id guess that would actually make it MORE dangerous if you happened to touch it & a live wire?

Now if only old cockburn could grasp this concept we'd all be happy

 

[securespark]

I saw a stainless steel sink unit COMBINED with an electric hob! Our guys would start shaking & dribbling at the mouth if they saw that! LOL!

You might start shaking and dribbling at the mouth if you got a belt off one...

 

[securespark]

thanks, yes this is exactly what I thought! If it was earthed then Id guess that would actually make it MORE dangerous if you happened to touch it & a live wire?

But it is earthed via the CPC....

Come on, David, how can that be safe???

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Now if only old cockburn could grasp this concept we'd all be happy

Can't he be made to grasp a live wire and an earth?

 

[EFLImpudence]

thanks, yes this is exactly what I thought! If it was earthed then Id guess that would actually make it MORE dangerous if you happened to touch it & a live wire?

But it is earthed via the CPC....

It's not an electrically heated towel rail.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

How do you know?

 

[EFLImpudence]

From the original question.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

 

[securespark]

From the original question.

But plumbed heated rails can also have an electrical element so they can be warmed when the CHB is off.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Yes, I know that.