Hi,
Just had a new Smart Meter fitted yesterday along with isolator.
The chaps installing the SMART meter used 16mm tails from the main DNO fuse cut out (containing 80 amp fuse) to the meter, but then used 25mm tails from the meter to the newly installed isolator (which they also installed). I am wondering why they didn't use 25mm from cut out to meter, if for no other purpose than constancy. Might this be due to the size of the terminals and/or entry holes for the cable in the older Henley Series 3 Bakelite Cut out which I have. They wrapped insulating tape around the tails where they enter the cut out holes just to ensure no gaps. I think the tape sits just above the cut out cable entry holes and does not extend through it.
Should I flag this?
I also asked them for an "80amp Fuse Fitted" sticker for the Cut Out for future reference but they didn't have any. Any ideas where I can get one? Have an EV charge point being installed and seem to recall they will want to know the fuse size, and it will look much better if it is labelled.
Just had a new Smart Meter fitted yesterday along with isolator.
The chaps installing the SMART meter used 16mm tails from the main DNO fuse cut out (containing 80 amp fuse) to the meter, but then used 25mm tails from the meter to the newly installed isolator (which they also installed). I am wondering why they didn't use 25mm from cut out to meter, if for no other purpose than constancy. Might this be due to the size of the terminals and/or entry holes for the cable in the older Henley Series 3 Bakelite Cut out which I have. They wrapped insulating tape around the tails where they enter the cut out holes just to ensure no gaps. I think the tape sits just above the cut out cable entry holes and does not extend through it.
Should I flag this?
I also asked them for an "80amp Fuse Fitted" sticker for the Cut Out for future reference but they didn't have any. Any ideas where I can get one? Have an EV charge point being installed and seem to recall they will want to know the fuse size, and it will look much better if it is labelled.