Reply to post: Re: Earth Connections

Why is the printer spouting nonsense... and who on earth tried to wire this plug?

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Re: Earth Connections

Gas needs to mix in air for a spark to result in combustion and explosion.

The copper pipes need earthing too as the gas mains would likely be plastic, gas flowing through the pipes causes static which could spark from the metal pipes if not earthed.

You should know that if your delivering a PAT course.

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