Jon Day asks about main equipotential bonding and plastic gas pipes. His question has been answered by the NICEIC (Theme – Fire, Safety and Security):
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Question: Being plastic, a gas pipe it is a non-conductive, therefore not an extraneous conductive part (Part 2 definitions).
So why provide a main equipotential bonding connection to the gas pipe when it is made of plastic?
Answer: There is no formal requirement to bond plastic pipework entering in to an electrical installation. Correctly - as you say - it is not deemed to be an extraneous conductive part.
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