davezawadi (David Stone):

Trading standards probably won't want to know Chris, too technical. They like weights and measures best, simple!

Moving back to the EICR, I assume no gas?

Multiple flats do not require main bonding in the flat even if the supply is conductive, the bonding should be from the electrical Intake position to the extraneous conductive parts entering the building. Inside the flat, it is supplementary bonding anyway, because you do not know the size of the incoming supply which could be considerable for a large block, main bonding should be as close to the entry of the extraneous conductive part to the building as possible, preferably within 400mm if possible. Even domestic EICRs may not be as simple as this one clearly thought. I bet you he did not check the main supply fuse, the bonding, that the supply cable was adequate to the flat, the PSCC, or anything much else, and I wonder if the drains were lead jointed iron pipes which they often are for large buildings? If he did the EICR would have taken this lot a week!

No gas in the building. it's a block of eight flats, two per floor. I find it hard to believe that a relatively recently built block of flats wouldn't have the required level of earth protection/bonding so I checked another flat in the block and that also didn't have a bonding wire visible close to the stop cock, so what you said above about multiple flats not requiring bonding seems to fit with what I was seeing - no bonding inside the flats.

The water pipes inside the flats are all plastic so no earth on the plastic pipes under the sink either. 






 

davezawadi (David Stone):

Trading standards probably won't want to know Chris, too technical. They like weights and measures best, simple!

Moving back to the EICR, I assume no gas?

Multiple flats do not require main bonding in the flat even if the supply is conductive, the bonding should be from the electrical Intake position to the extraneous conductive parts entering the building. Inside the flat, it is supplementary bonding anyway, because you do not know the size of the incoming supply which could be considerable for a large block, main bonding should be as close to the entry of the extraneous conductive part to the building as possible, preferably within 400mm if possible. Even domestic EICRs may not be as simple as this one clearly thought. I bet you he did not check the main supply fuse, the bonding, that the supply cable was adequate to the flat, the PSCC, or anything much else, and I wonder if the drains were lead jointed iron pipes which they often are for large buildings? If he did the EICR would have taken this lot a week!

No gas in the building. it's a block of eight flats, two per floor. I find it hard to believe that a relatively recently built block of flats wouldn't have the required level of earth protection/bonding so I checked another flat in the block and that also didn't have a bonding wire visible close to the stop cock, so what you said above about multiple flats not requiring bonding seems to fit with what I was seeing - no bonding inside the flats.

The water pipes inside the flats are all plastic so no earth on the plastic pipes under the sink either.