On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:54:10 -0700, DrC mused:
Hi
>
>I would really appreciate some help with this:
>
>We (foolishly in retrospect) paid a major DIY retailer to supply and
>fit our bathroom. I say foolishly because having been promised
>(twice) it would be done in 5 days, the reason why we were happy to
>pay them, it has actually taken 6 weeks, so far, so we may as well
>have done most of it ourselves and saved a shed load of cash.
>
>Anyway, getting to the point, we have, apparently, according to the
>invoice, paid £77 for "Supplementary Earth Bonding", now, the only
>electrical work we have had done is the installation of an elecrtric
>shower. Looking at the wiring, starting downstairs, I see an earth
>wire from the meter going to the shower RCD, I then see a wire going
>up, through the ceiling, into the bathroom, it then goes under our
>bath and into the wall, up the wall and into the shower, that's it. >
>All additional plumbing is plastic (except the taps), the bath is
>plastic, the only metal is our original copper water pipes and there
>appears to be no new additional connection to these.
>
>Now I know that earth bonding does *not* mean earthing everything in
>sight but does anyone have any idea what we have paid £77 for? I
>suspect absolutely nothing!
>
I'd imagine so, I'd dispute it. I hear many tales of woe about B&Q.