My daughter's just had her annual gas boiler maintenance. All passed ok but... she says (her words) 'he mentioned that the gas meter has a wire missing but he didn't need to include it in the report' I assume from that that he thinks the incoming gas pipe should be bonded? Is this a strict requirement? Should she get it done? Thanks in anticipation.
....clamped onto solid pipe....before any branches..preferably within 600mm of the meter....labelled. Then tested. RS
To be anal about it it's a protective conductor and a bonding conductor, but it certainly isn't an earth wire.
I will remember to ask for a drum of 10mm protective conductor, and also a drum of 10 mm bonding conductor when I am in the Wholesalers.
....... and when you come to do the job...connect 'both' to The Main EARTH terminal ! Altho i do agree with my learned colleague Ricky, who as usual (well mostly) is correct...technically. Rs
Electrician---Can I have a drum of 10mm protective conductor please. Wholesaler---Sorry that does not seem to be on our stock list. Electrician---Can I have a drum of 10mm bonding conductor please. Wholesaler---Sorry that does not seem to be on our stock list. Electrician---Can I have a drum of 10mm earth wire please. Wholesaler---How many drums would you like Sir.
Yes, although that doesn't stop it being a bonding conductor. It's actually called main protective bonding. The term main equipotential bonding went out with the 16th Edition and EEBAD.
Technically speaking, its either correct and right, or incorrect and wrong. It can't be half right/correct or half wrong/incorrect Depends how you're measuring correctness though...if its ability to understand the meaning being conveyed, then I'd say its good enough!
Was calling it earth wire when it was green,still called it earth wire when it changed to green and yellow. In fact I still call earth sleeving, green sleeving and no one bats an eyelid.