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Plastic
Pipes
115,000
65,000
20,200
Body
Impedance
Current at
230 V
3000+
1500
500
250
76 mA
153 mA
460 mA
920 mA
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16 mm2
LABEL
intake
consumer unit
or distribution board
earthing bar
LABEL
10
16 mm2
mm2
LABEL
10 mm2
supply earth
PME connection
TN-C-S:
Note:
main
earthing
terminal
main equipotential
bonding conductors
metal
water
pipe
metal
gas pipe
LABEL
other
extraneousconductiveparts
PME earth
i) Main equipotential bonding conductors may be separate (as shown) or looped with unbroken conductors.
ii) Local electricity supply network conditions may require larger conductors.
iii) LABEL - Safety Electrical Connection - Do Not Remove.
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luminaire
Outside Zones
Zone 2
Zone 3
Switch
for fire
shower
Radiant fire
Cord
3.0 m
Zone 1
Zone 0
metal waste
Zone 2
Shaver
unit
Zone 3
2.25 m
Outside Zones
Notes:
1. The protective conductors of
all power and lighting points
within the zones must be
supplementary bonded to all
extraneous-conductive-parts
metal pipes
in the zones, including metal
waste, water and central
*
heating pipes, and metal
baths and metal shower basins.
2. Circuit protective conductors
0.6 m
2.4 m
may be used as supplementary
bonding conductors.
* Zone 1 if the space is accessible without the use of a tool.
3. Metal baths not connected
Spaces under the bath, accessible only with the use of a tool, are outside the zones.
to a metal building structure
do not require
supplementary bonding if all
metal pipes connected to
them has been bonded.
4. Connections to pipes to be
made with BS 951 clamps
(complete with Safety
Electrical Connection label).
Outside Zones
Zone 2
Zone 3
shower
Switch
for fire
Cord
3.0 m
Zone 1
Zone 0
plastic waste
Zone 2
Radiant fire
luminaire
Shaver
unit
Zone 3
2.25 m
Outside Zones
Notes:
1. The protective conductors of
all power and lighting points
within the zones must be
supplementary bonded. The
bonding connection may be
plastic pipes
to the earth terminal of a
plastic waste
switch or accessory supplying
equipment.
*
2. Circuit protective conductors
may be used as
0.6 m
2.4 m
supplementary bonding
conductors.
* Zone 1 if the space is accessible without the use of a tool.
3. Supplementary bonding of
Spaces under the bath, accessible only with the use of a tool, are outside the zones.
short lengths of copper pipe
installed where the pipes are
visible, is not necessary.
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Waste
Pipes
Pipework material
Cold
Hot
Water
Water
Central
Heating
Supplementary bond
required between
Comments
Metal
Metal
Metal
Metal
Plastic
Plastic
Plastic
Plastic
Plastic
Plastic
Metal
Metal
protective conductors of
class I and class II equipment
Plastic
Plastic
Plastic
Metal
Plastic
Metal
Metal
Metal
Plastic
Metal
Metal
Plastic
to exposed-conductive-parts of
the building structure.
All metal pipes, earth terminals
of protective conductors of
class I and class II equipment,
and accessible exposedconductive-parts of the building
structure.
All metal pipes, earth terminals
of protective conductors of
class I and class II equipment,
and accessible exposedconductive-parts of the building
structure.
Notes:
1.
2.
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