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goldenboy1818

Hi guys, just a quick question that I'm sure has been asked before, but hope you don't mind helping.

A new build house, gas meter on the ground outside, but in its fibre glass box. Incoming supply pipe is yellow plastic. Comes out of the meter box in copper above ground level and enters the house. Does this need bonding ?

Looking at the niceic site guide to 18th it shows it not needing bonding but the picture explanation was a little unclear.

Thank you for any input 

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    Are there copper gas pipes, exposed to touch, inside and or outside ?
    Assuming no metal pipe goes below ground, we can assume it is not "earthy" However, if there is a gas cooker or gas boiler with a mains supply it will end up connected to the mains CPC anyway. It will not really need a 10mm earth bond to the MET, as there is no metallic path for large currents, and the latest regs reflect this. However, in practice as many gas fitters/plumbers tend to stop dead if they don't see one, it may be easier to fit one anyway, to stop folk calling you to ask why there isn't one..
    Mike.

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    mapj1 said:
    However, in practice as many gas fitters/plumbers tend to stop dead if they don't see one, it may be easier to fit one anyway, to stop folk calling you to ask why there isn't one..

    That's very understanding of you but I'm not sure appeasement has been shown to be the best policy in other matters.

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    mapj1 said:
    However, in practice as many gas fitters/plumbers tend to stop dead if they don't see one, it may be easier to fit one anyway, to stop folk calling you to ask why there isn't one..

    That's very understanding of you but I'm not sure appeasement has been shown to be the best policy in other matters.

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