Earthing plumbing pipes

murphm45

Hi,

A random but hopefully easy question. I had a rad moved in the bathroom and the copper pipes were earthed. This is obviously important but just wondering, does the connection need to be above floor level or can it be "hidden" under the floor boards? I can't see any reason why not but at the same time that it wasn't done that way originally suggests there is a reason for it

Thanks

10-10-20

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058377044/earthing-plumbing-pipes

Hi, it's supposed to be visible so that it can be inspected and the copper needs to be bonded in a bathroom if it leaves the room.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2056924123/earthing-and-bonding-in-a-bathroom

Best reinstate it as it was.

murphm45

Thanks for the response. Will reinstate it above the floor boards so.

Sleeper12

There was a thread about this a few years ago on the electrical forum. They were saying that the regs have changed and bathroom rads no longer needed to be earthed.

standardg60

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122754084#Comment_122754084

Stupid question time but even though I've seen them in place why was it a reg in the first place? How would a rad become live?

Is it just a legacy thing from when rads in bathrooms weren't a thing and were more likely to be electrically heated?

Sleeper12

I don't know the answer to that. The only thing I can think of is that the bathroom is probably the worst room to get an electric shock. You are likely to be wet and possibly stand in a small puddle in your bare feet

meercat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122754084#Comment_122754084

just see this now and op is probably sorted. You’re quite right that the requirement to Earthbond bathroom radiators has been removed.
the reason is that it’s more likely to introduce a fault than remove one