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Free earth bonding certificate

Confirm main protective bonding free. No monthly fee, no per-certificate charge, no trial. An earth bonding certificate records that the main equipotential bonding to water, gas and other services is present and adequate under BS 7671. It's the confirmation gas engineers and landlords often ask for. Built for UK sole traders.

Manual certificates are included on Free. The qualified person carries out the actual inspection or check.

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What the earthing and bonding certificate covers

An earth bonding certificate records that the main protective (equipotential) bonding conductors are in place and adequately sized to the incoming water, gas, oil and structural-steel services, as required by BS 7671. It is the confirmation a gas engineer frequently needs before working, and that landlords request as evidence the property's bonding is safe.

Who needs one

  • Electricians confirming main protective bonding on a property
  • Gas engineers who need bonding confirmed before working on an appliance
  • Landlords documenting that the property's earthing and bonding is adequate
  • Any job where bonding to water, gas or structural steel needs recording

Questions sole traders ask

Why do gas engineers ask for an earth bonding certificate?

A gas engineer needs the property's main protective bonding confirmed as adequate before they work on gas installations. An earth bonding certificate from a competent electrician gives them that written confirmation.

Is the earth bonding certificate free?

Yes. No monthly fee, no per-certificate charge and no expiring trial. Produce as many as you like for £0. Free includes the manual tools and the Assistant with £1 of usage a month: 5% of each payment Tradehand takes, card fees included. Paid plans from £25 a month add automation and more usage. Basic payment fees on your own jobs: From 1.25% + 20p, deducted automatically when the customer pays. Grow and Advanced have lower Tradehand payment fees.

What does it record?

It records the main protective bonding to each relevant service (water, gas, oil and structural steel) whether each is present and adequate, and the overall assessment, against BS 7671.

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