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AAaaahhhhh. The Bonding Question Again.

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Do we main bond up an installation if a new gas boiler is to be installed when the old one is removed?


What are extraneous-conductive-parts, and what are not?


Now, to put a spanner into the works, do any issues arise if the copper pipes are "bonded" with solderless copper bonding?


Otto von Guericke would have known this for sure.


Over to you?


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Z.


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    AJJewsbury:




    We often assume that electrical continuity exists, so if a copper joint is glued as opposed to being soldered, it may be missed, as it will appear to be a neat soldered connection and electrically continuous.



    Unless you've got X-ray vision you can't see what's under the solid floor anyway - it might be soldered joints, it might be glued, it might be 5m of plastic pipe. Either continuity test and presume it won't change, or bond.

      - Andy.

     




    Well if the pipe is plastic we can see it where it emerges above floor level. My point is that where the copper pipes are glue jointed they may appear electrically continuous and catch us out as they may appear to be neatly soldered because conventional copper fittings are used.


    Z.

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    AJJewsbury:




    We often assume that electrical continuity exists, so if a copper joint is glued as opposed to being soldered, it may be missed, as it will appear to be a neat soldered connection and electrically continuous.



    Unless you've got X-ray vision you can't see what's under the solid floor anyway - it might be soldered joints, it might be glued, it might be 5m of plastic pipe. Either continuity test and presume it won't change, or bond.

      - Andy.

     




    Well if the pipe is plastic we can see it where it emerges above floor level. My point is that where the copper pipes are glue jointed they may appear electrically continuous and catch us out as they may appear to be neatly soldered because conventional copper fittings are used.


    Z.

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