Regarding the equipotential bonding terminal box for bathroom renovation
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In modern buildings, there is a equipotential bonding terminal box near the floor in the bathrooms. I didn’t know what its purpose was before; I was surprised after doing some research on Baidu – it seems to be quite important. How do you handle this box during home renovation? Was it wired in according to the specifications? Most of my colleagues just knock them out or embed them in the tiles……
I really hadn’t noticed that before; I hope everyone pays attention to electrical safety at home.
I’m getting ready to renovate, that’s why I’ve started paying attention to this issue
I never paid attention to it; I didn’t notice such a thing in the bathroom.
According to the renovation standards, this should indeed be done, but many people find it troublesome and decide to skip it
Understood. Thank you for your helpful advice; let’s keep in touch. Welcome to the Hakka version.
Logically, all the metal components in the bathroom, as well as the protective wires of sockets, should be connected to the equipotential bonding terminals. However, there are no places provided for connecting protective wires to faucets, towel racks, etc., and welding connectors would not look good. So when I was renovating, I only connected the protective wires of the sockets； Due to the shielding effect of the rebar mesh in buildings, items such as towel racks and cabinet door handles are unlikely to generate high voltages during thunderstorms. Additionally, since household water pipes are now made of plastic, it’s also unlikely for lightning waves to travel along these pipes. Therefore, it’s sufficient to consider only the risk of electric leakage from electrical devices in the bathroom: lol
I’ve finally found someone who knows about this. What you said is very helpful; thank you!
The ground wires of washing machines and water heaters used for bathing can be utilized, but only on the condition that you check to ensure they are truly at equal potential; otherwise, it could lead to problems!