Cross-bonded wiring

gem599

We've just got the homebuyers report back on a house we're purchasing, and it says there is evidence of cross bonding of electrical wires.

Does anyone know what this is? Is it dangerous? Costly to fix?

Would be grateful for any advice

Canucklehead

Hi

You've got the wrong end of the stick. It's a good thing to have cross bonding.




GSR.

27col

gem599 wrote: »

We've just got the homebuyers report back on a house we're purchasing, and it says there is evidence of cross bonding of electrical wires.

Does anyone know what this is? Is it dangerous? Costly to fix?

Would be grateful for any advice

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:They do say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

keystone

:rotfl::rotfl:- another Homebuyers Report "Surveyor" who doesn't know what he's looking at and applying the CYA principle. "Evidence of....." indeed. LoL.

Cheers

baldelectrician

I find a lot of 'home buyer / sellers pack' surveys bear no resemblence to the real world

It's like me giving a damp report- pointless and mostly clueless

Things like 'may require upgrading' after looking at a 50 year old fuse box....

jools57

Cross bonding is a requirement of any electrical work carried out recently.It's those little metal collars or short bits of wire you see attached to radiator pipes,heated towel rails and pipes connected to taps.It's to stop you getting electrocuted should a break in your wiring cause metalwork to become live.A good safety feature.Good luck with your new home.

waynehayes

jools57 wrote: »

Cross bonding is a requirement of any electrical work carried out recently.It's those little metal collars or short bits of wire you see attached to radiator pipes,heated towel rails and pipes connected to taps.It's to stop you getting electrocuted should a break in your wiring cause metalwork to become live.A good safety feature.Good luck with your new home.

What you are describing is called supplementary bonding and is no longer a requirement under the 17th Edition of the Wiring Regulations if your main bonnding (to gas, water, central heating etc.) is up to scratch and your property is RCD protected.

baldelectrician

jools57 wrote: »

Cross bonding is a requirement of any electrical work carried out recently.It's those little metal collars or short bits of wire you see attached to radiator pipes,heated towel rails and pipes connected to taps.It's to stop you getting electrocuted should a break in your wiring cause metalwork to become live.A good safety feature.Good luck with your new home.

Wayne

Ditto

macman

Reminds of the survey I had on my first home. Under 'external factors'. I was informed that 'there are no trees adjacent to the property at the time of survey'.
Presumably the surveyor had visions of trees subsequently creeping up to the house in the night and causing me to sue him for subsidence...

zax47

baldelectrician wrote: »

Wayne

Ditto

And me!

Is there anything more dangerous than a DIYer with a little (incorrect) knowledge? :eek:

gem599

Thanks all! The tone of the whole report sounded like everything was an issue (even mentioned the quality of the gravel on the drive!) so just tried to focus on the things that came back red. Reading it again he was saying there wasn't enough cross bonding so still have an issue!

I think I need to spend a little more time on this forum before picking up the wall paper stripper!!