
Earthing
is connected to the supply via a socket outlet, provided that some
means of preventing the socket outlet being used for hand-held
appliances is ensured.
Supplementary bonding
[IEE Regs Section 547-03]
This is perhaps the most debated topic in the IEE Regulations.
The confusion may have arisen because of a lack of understanding
of earthing and bonding. Hopefully, this chapter will rectify the
situation.
By now we should know why bonding is necessary; the next
question however, is to what extent bonding should be carried
out. This is perhaps answered best by means of question and
answer examples:
1 Q: Why do I need to bond the hot an ...