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Main Equipotential Bonding.

Good Morning,

                         I came across an underground oil pipe at a bungalow that emerges in a small outside boiler room at floor level. The exposed metal pipe in the boiler room is about 0.4m long and is easily touched, say by an oil boiler service technician. The oil feed pipe then converts into what appears to be a flexible "rubber" hose directly to the oil boiler. The bungalow supply is T.N.C.S. via over heads in a rural location.


1. I was concerned about the boiler (exposed conductive parts) being simultaneously touched with the metal oil pipe (extraneous conductive part, albeit a short length).


2. I was also concerned with a possible lost external neutral situation, so main bonding of all pipes was necessary.


Was I correct?


Z,
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    Good Morning,

                             I came across an underground oil pipe at a bungalow that emerges in a small outside boiler room at floor level. The exposed metal pipe in the boiler room is about 0.4m long and is easily touched, say by an oil boiler service technician. The oil feed pipe then converts into what appears to be a flexible "rubber" hose directly to the oil boiler. The bungalow supply is T.N.C.S. via over heads in a rural location.


    1. I was concerned about the boiler (exposed conductive parts) being simultaneously touched with the metal oil pipe (extraneous conductive part, albeit a short length).


    2. I was also concerned with a possible lost external neutral situation, so main bonding of all pipes was necessary.


    Was I correct?


    Z,


    If the pipe is not insulated in the ground, yes. 411.3.1.2 (iii) or (iv)


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  • Zoomup:

    Good Morning,

                             I came across an underground oil pipe at a bungalow that emerges in a small outside boiler room at floor level. The exposed metal pipe in the boiler room is about 0.4m long and is easily touched, say by an oil boiler service technician. The oil feed pipe then converts into what appears to be a flexible "rubber" hose directly to the oil boiler. The bungalow supply is T.N.C.S. via over heads in a rural location.


    1. I was concerned about the boiler (exposed conductive parts) being simultaneously touched with the metal oil pipe (extraneous conductive part, albeit a short length).


    2. I was also concerned with a possible lost external neutral situation, so main bonding of all pipes was necessary.


    Was I correct?


    Z,


    If the pipe is not insulated in the ground, yes. 411.3.1.2 (iii) or (iv)


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