On Nov 5, 9:54 pm, Lobster wrote:
stevelup wrote:
On Nov 5, 6:36 pm, "Mark" wrote:
"stevelup" wrote in message

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On Nov 5, 5:50 pm, "Mark" wrote:
I'm having central heating installed, 75% done.
Plumber tells me I need an earth wire from the consumer unit to the
outside
gas meter.
This is quite difficult to achieve without leaving lots of earth cable
visible. Are there alternative options for me? Also, as the incoming gas
supply is plastic I can't see the point.
mark
Is your plumber an electrician? Why is he even getting involved in
this?
He isn't. He's not getting involved as he's put it on to me. I was going to
route the cable then have an electrician do the connections but that's not
my question.

mark

Sorry, you misunderstood me.

What I mean is - why has the issue even arisen? How does the plumber -
who is not an electrician - know there is something wrong with your
earth bonding?

If there's no bonding there, then there *is* a potential issue - simple
as that.

Agreed but it is not forced to be the case - PME is not mandatory - it
depends on the type of incoming supply.

If there is no existing PME arrangement, then it is probable that it
is not needed.

Steve