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    Oct 12, 2012, 02:33 AM
    Replacing Kitchen tap...
    Hi,
    I want to replace the kitchen tap. The old one has copper pipes, with earth bonding straps attached. The new tap that I want to get from ikea has the flexi-pipes - can I use the flexis instead of copper and do I need to re-attach the bonding straps to the flex-pipe?
    Thanks,
    Sean
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    Oct 12, 2012, 06:40 AM
    Hi seanmc and welcome to The Plumbing Page at AskMeHelpDesk.com
    Please explain what you mean by "bonding strap". Is this a pipe strap" Some sort of electrical bond? What does it bond? Back top you, Tom
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    Oct 12, 2012, 07:32 AM
    Hi Tom, Yes, it's a strap that is connected to the copper pipe and has an earth wire connected to it.
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    Oct 12, 2012, 07:38 AM
    it's a strap that is connected to the copper pipe and has an earth wire connected to it.
    Ahh! That makes it a electrical ground and you must extend that wire to another metal pipe,
    Good luck, Tom
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    Oct 12, 2012, 07:40 AM
    Thanks Tom. So it's OK to replace the coppers with a flexi pipe?
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    Oct 12, 2012, 11:26 AM
    Yes, as Tom said, if you extend the wire(s) so it connects/clamps onto the older metal pipe you can install new flexible supply lines.

    If you can follow the ground into the basement or outside the home and find that it isn't connected to anything (i.e. been discontinued) then you don't even need to reconnect the wire at all!

    Mark
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