dave wrote:
On Mon, 5 Nov 2007 19:56:49 -0000, "Mark"
wrote:
Thanks for replying.
The pipework is all copper. To get from the consumer unit to where the
copper gas pipe enters the house is quite long route and lots of t&g
floorboards to lift.
Does it need to be as near the meter or house entry as possible? I guess
what I'm trying to say is, can't it be connected to a copper pipe a bit more
convenient.

OT but coincdentally, today I had a letter from the gas co. telling me
that they want to come and change my gas meter for a newer one in a
couple of weeks. Having read this thread I went and checked if the
existing meter has an earth bond anywhere - and yipeee (sarcastic) it
hasn't. Being pessimistic, does this mean the gas fitter could come
along and refuse to install the new meter (after disconnecting the old
one of course) because of this lack of an earth bond? The distance
from gas meter to CU and earthbond is about 3 feet!

Wouldn't this be one of those cases where there's no compulsion to
upgrade an existing installation to meet modern regs? Surely
cross-bonding of the incoming services to the main earth hasn't always
been compulsory (at least, not judging by the number of times I've had
to install it myself!)

David