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[MICK101]

HI JUST FITTED A ELECTRIC SHOWER.FOR CROSS BONDING DO I NEED TO RUN THE 4 MM EARTH CABLE BACK TO THE CONSUMER UNIT EARTHING TERMINAL.

[Kristof]

You don't have to, but make sure your supplementary bonding is continuous, radiator, buthtub, copper pipes, Electric shaver socket, any exposed conductive parts have to be bonded

[MICK101]

CHEERS KRISTOF SO DO I NEED TO FINISH OFF BY CONNECTING THE 4 MM EARTH TO THE EARTH TERMINAL ON THE 45 AMP SWITCH ?

[thedoctor]

See our projects section and look at the project called earth bonding.

[kbrownie]

Hi MICK101,
Becasuse electrical shower should be on a circiut independant to it's self, earth does need to be terminate back the fuse/mcb at CU.
Regards
KB

[Kristof]

MICK101,
you have to run a short lengh of 4mm cable from copper pipe (using earth clamps) suppling water to electric shower and terminate at the el. shower's earth terminal. Keep the bonding continuous, from there (copper pipe) to buthtub, radiator, any exposed conductive parts