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Earth Bonding Gas & Water Pipes

AncientMariner over 4 years ago

Assuming the copper water pipe (above the stop-cock at end of MDPE pipe) is close to the gas pipe, is it acceptable/permissible for the earth bonding conductor to be a single 10 mm² green/yellow from the consumer unit to go to say the water 351 earth clamp, looped around the screw and then to the gas 351? This without cutting the cable, so that it is one continuous length. Or if not looped around the crew, for a bare section to be opened up 3 strands and 4 strands and the screw fitted between?
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Clive

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0 Former Community Member over 4 years ago

(1) put on a ferrule and, therefore, use only one side of the clamp; or

(2) leave the strands naked and wrap around 180°?

I'm a ferrule man now! That aside, all the contactors I've seen have a very good "tilting" clamp arrangement just for this one sided application.

Most of the contactor screws I've found are captive so this would be very difficult to achieve. Those you do manage to take out decide to lose themselves................

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0 Former Community Member over 4 years ago

(1) put on a ferrule and, therefore, use only one side of the clamp; or

(2) leave the strands naked and wrap around 180°?

I'm a ferrule man now! That aside, all the contactors I've seen have a very good "tilting" clamp arrangement just for this one sided application.

Most of the contactor screws I've found are captive so this would be very difficult to achieve. Those you do manage to take out decide to lose themselves................

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BOD
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