RESULT!!!!
The company backed down today and are now only charging for the damage we did to the supply cable! They didn't admit fault of course but said they are dropping all the overhead cable charges!
Can I say a big thanks to all you guys who obviously know your stuff as we used your...
Looked at the latest email from the supplier and this is what they said!
"The damaged caused an open circuit neutral fault. Where the cable has been damaged it has caused a surge down the overhead network and we have had to replace the ABC conductor and overhead span to rectify this."
"Had...
That's exactly what I thought Richard, sounds like they are trying to blame me for a fault in there network! The engineer got a shock when he touched the outer sheathing wires as he took his gloves off, he obviously wasn't expecting them to be live!
Sorry Anthony! I don't know what a PME supply is! The temporary supply came to the temporay meter and then was taken off this to supply our canteen/office. After the damage to the cable the labourer got a shock off the cabin handle!
Hi Westward,
We did ask for a report and they said they would not give one unless we signed a confidentiality agreement! That's why I'm even more suspicious that the cable was faulty!!
why would the engineer get a shock, the cabin get lived up and the TV's blow down the lane?
Surely something was wrong with the cable! that can't be normal?
Hi Dave,
Your right! the labourer was careless but he thought he was well away from the supply as when the temporary cable was put in, it was put in a big loop for some reason and was just an inch off the foundation where he wanted to bury the hockey stick in. He was working on the premise...
Hi Everyone,
I would really appreciate some advice on the following problem I have had with a temporary electric supply.
We are in the process of building a couple of flats and had a temporary supply put in, no problem! However much later when one of the labourers was putting the hockey...
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