Electrician advice?

[yeseye]

Hi,
I've just purchased a lazy spa for my daughter. I thought it was a case of 'plug & go' but on reading the instructions, it says
'It is recommended to arrange for a qualified electrician to connect the spa pump to an equipotential (WTF?) bonding terminal using a minimum 2.5mm2 solid copper conductor ??
Does anybody know if this is necessary and what the likely cost will be? Thanks in advance .

 

[TCIB]

Equipotential! i need equipotential in my life.

 

[Bon_bon]

Hi
You only need a earth bonding strap and some 2.5mm earth cable.
Connect the bonding strap to the houses copper pipe system connect the cable to the unit and the strap. not forgetting the containment or protection for the cable

 

[yeseye]

Hi
You only need a earth bonding strap and some 2.5mm earth cable.
Connect the bonding strap to the houses copper pipe system connect the cable to the unit and the strap. not forgetting the containment or protection for the cable

Cheers, I'm going to get a professional in to sort it, any ideas of cost, any qualified electrician on here?

 

[smudgedj]

Equipotential! i need equipotential in my life.

Meh. First world problems.

 

[crazyg]

Equipotential! i need equipotential in my life.

Isn't that something to do with horses? If so, Micky Quinn's yer man.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

I wouldn't bother to be honest. You'll be bored with it in a week and on ebay in 2 with all the others. Failing that it'll be full of frog spawn in the spring.

 

[Machiavelli]

I wouldn't bother to be honest. You'll be bored with it in a week and on ebay in 2 with all the others. Failing that it'll be full of frog spawn in the spring.

It'd be full of frogspawn on the first night if it was mine.

 

[Mustard Dave]

Hi
You only need a earth bonding strap and some 2.5mm earth cable.
Connect the bonding strap to the houses copper pipe system connect the cable to the unit and the strap. not forgetting the containment or protection for the cable

How do you know the pipework is copper?
If it is copper, how do you know it's bonded?
The bonding conductor should be connected to the main earth terminal.

 

[yeseye]

How do you know the pipework is copper?
If it is copper, how do you know it's bonded?
The bonding conductor should be connected to the main earth terminal.

The plot thickens!
Fuck this lazy spa nonsense , i'm gonna stick a knife in the fucker.