Hi all, electrician from the dark side looking for your views please.
Background- We are working on an unusual job, bit of a mini castle converted into flats.
Gas has been installed in five flats (not recently) but have never been fitted with main equipotential bonding.
We’ve looked at the properties involved & it’s well nigh impossible for us to run the 10mm bond without major disruption and possible damage to centuries old wall panelling & floors.
In the electrical regs, we don’t have to bond the gas if the copper supply immediately after the meter has an insulating section (plastic?) installed (the pipe can’t then introduce a different potential).
So, question.....is it permissible for a gas safe registered engineer to install such an insulating section?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Background- We are working on an unusual job, bit of a mini castle converted into flats.
Gas has been installed in five flats (not recently) but have never been fitted with main equipotential bonding.
We’ve looked at the properties involved & it’s well nigh impossible for us to run the 10mm bond without major disruption and possible damage to centuries old wall panelling & floors.
In the electrical regs, we don’t have to bond the gas if the copper supply immediately after the meter has an insulating section (plastic?) installed (the pipe can’t then introduce a different potential).
So, question.....is it permissible for a gas safe registered engineer to install such an insulating section?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.