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DNO requirement for protective bonding

lyledunn

It is very common in NI for NIE to refuse connection to a domestic installation unless main protective bonding is in place to the water service pipe, even when it is the blue plastic type. Sparkies have to fit a copper insert in the plastic pipe to install the bonding clamp. 
I cannot imagine why they insist on this, but insist they do! I was wondering if anyone has similar experience in other regions.

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  • Sparkies have to fit a copper insert in the plastic pipe to install the bonding clamp.

    I do wonder how they can insist on that, when the relevant standard (presumably BS 7671 still in NI) clearly says otherwise.

       - Andy.

  • in reply to AJJewsbury

    They can insist on it by not connecting the supply until a bit of copper water pipe has been bonded.  You can sit and argue, and not get a supply. Or comply and be connected.

    What BS7671 says isn't really relevant here.

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  • in reply to AJJewsbury

    They can insist on it by not connecting the supply until a bit of copper water pipe has been bonded.  You can sit and argue, and not get a supply. Or comply and be connected.

    What BS7671 says isn't really relevant here.

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