Advice needed

[Sparks1996]

Looking for advice. I have some external lights supplied from an closed old folks home installed on the flat next door for a shared walkway.I’m working in the flat next door the lights have no cover and are still live, we can’t get ahold of the old folks home owners where so I stand on disconnecting the lights in order to make them safe! Can I do this without permission

 

[ipf]

I understood the lighting the OP wants to work on is being supplied via this property that he has no access too?

If that is the case, my point stands, if he attempts the work and trips the breaker then how will he re energise?

Not worth bothering, mate.

 

[littlespark]

Personally, i dont think you can touch anything supplied from the empty building without permission.
Give the council a try. Someone must be paying the rates on the property, or see if there's been a planning application for it. Might get recent owner details from that.

 

[Ray Pooley]

I understood the lighting the OP wants to work on is being supplied via this property that he has no access too?

If that is the case, my point stands, if he attempts the work and trips the breaker then how will he re energise?

I am curious as to how it is going to be even worst if a protective device is tripped by the OP when the premises are unoccupied and, presumably, there is no demand for electricity. Why, under such circumstances, do you think it would be a matter of urgency that the breaker be returned to service?

 

[Dustydazzler]

I have a question...

has the op physically checked that the broken lights are actually still live ?

 

[gazdkw82]

I am curious as to how it is going to be even worst if a protective device is tripped by the OP when the premises are unoccupied and, presumably, there is no demand for electricity. Why, under such circumstances, do you think it would be a matter of urgency that the breaker be returned to service?

Because I made the assumption the OP was replacing or repairing lights and after the works was complete the lights would need to be working. But that was an assumption. Until we know exactly what work is being carried out we have no way of knowing how important the tripped breaker could be. It could be supplying any number of things. It could trip and rcd that's protecting numerous circuits.

 

[loz2754]

Any possibility of installing new lights on a new feed from somewhere else, and forget about the old ones?

 

[telectrix]

Any possibility of installing new lights on a new feed from somewhere else, and forget about the old ones?

but don't fit gas lamps. gas is being phased out. we all got to install coal fires. bonus would be all the mines would re-open. Maggie would turn in her grave. scargill could afford a hairdresser.