outside taps

[shorticus]

I raised this question on an other’s thread but alas it remained unanswered, so at the risk of repetition;
Does anyone know if an equipotential break is still required when fitting an outside tap, i.e. do you need to install a plastic fitting in the valve train?

 

[garrywhite]

Hi I have never heard of this "equipotential break" when fitting an outside tap. Maybe I am ignorant in this matter but where is your information from?

 

[shorticus]

Hi I have never heard of this "equipotential break" when fitting an outside tap. Maybe I am ignorant in this matter but where is your information from?

It's something that was required years ago on all new builds, I was qurious as to whether it still applied

 

[garrywhite]

Interesting. Not to my knowledge, nowadays its about putting IN the bonding.

 

[shorticus]

Interesting. Not to my knowledge, nowadays its about putting IN the bonding.

The theory was all about zones and creating a break between inside and out, our argument at the time was that tap water is a conductor therefore the plastic fitting didn't create a break, if you and others haven't heard of it then maybe it was dropped as a daft idea