Breaking Main Fuse Seal..

[whazza22]

Hi everyone,

I'm sure this topic has been risen plenty of times.

I'm a qualified electrician and I am going to replace a consumer unit for a relative. I am not registered with NICEIC or NAPIT so will be getting it tested by the council.

Can anyone explain the procedure for removing the main fuse as it is sealed?

I know it will never be checked but would just like to know what everyone does. It's absolutely crazy that a qualified electrician is meant to call western power to remove the seal or replace the seal, especially if they have a business to run!!

Thanks in advance.

 

[Plonker 3]

Whats wrong with you guys. Just snip the seal remove fuse and put back when you finish if your that concerned bout the law ect order some seals from ebay and replace when your done.

Do you also find burgalry a good past time? How about beating up people that sounds like it would be fun too. Hey why not also get ****ed and drive home.

 

[Robert Turnbull]

Not wishing to sound ---- here, but I was making a general reference to what most people would class as a "high" enough "voltage" to kill you.

Explain the difference between the voltage at the fuse and the voltage in a light fitting ?

If your worried about the lack of fuse
It only takes 3 milliamps to kill.
So by the time any rated breaker trips your 100 times over that.

But we talking amps not volts
Current kills

Anyway Don't touch the fuse
I've heard bad things happen

 

[Hawk81]

Whats wrong with you guys. Just snip the seal remove fuse and put back when you finish if your that concerned bout the law ect order some seals from ebay and replace when your done.

At close inspection the DNO will know those are not the seals they fitted as each seal is crimped with a pair of crimpers that has a number on it which is marked onto the lead. Each number is dedicated to each meter fitter for the DNO. At least that's how NIE(Power NI) do it here in Northern Ireland

 

[Robert Turnbull]

Whats wrong with you guys. Just snip the seal remove fuse and put back when you finish if your that concerned bout the law ect order some seals from ebay and replace when your done.

At close inspection the DNO will know those are not the seals they fitted as each seal is crimped with a pair of crimpers that has a number on it which is marked onto the lead. Each number is dedicated to each meter fitter for the DNO. At least that's how NIE(Power NI) do it here in Northern Ireland

How often do you have seal number inspections in Ireland?

They not That regular over here

 

[snowhead]

Each number is dedicated to each meter fitter for the DNO. At least that's how NIE(Power NI) do it here in Northern Ireland

Still would be traceable here, except every man and all his dogs can fit meters.
DNO here would only fit meters at the request of the supplier.
There must be tens of thousands of I.D's around nowadays in the U.K

 

[Knobhead]

In the day when they did bother about seal ID's they never noticed I'd got MEB seals on my NWEB meter.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

look, if anyones that bothered about getting caught....


FLAG FERRULES SECURITY SEALS/ELECTRIC METER/KWH/TAGS

 

[Adam W]

Years ago the DNO would come out and connect properties, and they're authorised to cut the seal, pull the fuse and reseal it afterwards. Nowadays new installations are fitted with a DP isolator at the intake so the CU can be changed without pulling the fuse. Obviously older installations won't have an isolator, so one should be fitted by the DNO before you change the CU.
Members of certain competent persons' schemes are authorised to pull fuses and reseal with a temporary seal provided the DNO are notified within a certain timescale so they can come and reseal, otherwise the only time you can pull the fuse is in the event of an emergency, when the DNO should be notified at the earliest available opportunity.

If you pull the fuse then LABC come and inspect it, they're probably going to ask how you managed to isolate the supply.

 

[Plonker 3]

Years ago the DNO would come out and connect properties, and they're authorised to cut the seal, pull the fuse and reseal it afterwards. Nowadays new installations are fitted with a DP isolator at the intake so the CU can be changed without pulling the fuse. Obviously older installations won't have an isolator, so one should be fitted by the DNO before you change the CU.
Members of certain competent persons' schemes are authorised to pull fuses and reseal with a temporary seal provided the DNO are notified within a certain timescale so they can come and reseal, otherwise the only time you can pull the fuse is in the event of an emergency, when the DNO should be notified at the earliest available opportunity.

Or if you get called out late at night and don't have a spare one on the van ask on here if someone has one lying round so you don.t have to disturb the DNO late at night.

 

[Robert Turnbull]

Years ago the DNO would come out and connect properties, and they're authorised to cut the seal, pull the fuse and reseal it afterwards. Nowadays new installations are fitted with a DP isolator at the intake so the CU can be changed without pulling the fuse. Obviously older installations won't have an isolator, so one should be fitted by the DNO before you change the CU.
Members of certain competent persons' schemes are authorised to pull fuses and reseal with a temporary seal provided the DNO are notified within a certain timescale so they can come and reseal, otherwise the only time you can pull the fuse is in the event of an emergency, when the DNO should be notified at the earliest available opportunity.

Or if you get called out late at night and don't have a spare one on the van ask on here if someone has one lying round so you don.t have to disturb the DNO late at night.

Silly mistake not having a spare.

 

[Knobhead]

Or if you get called out late at night and don't have a spare one on the van ask on here if someone has one lying round so you don.t have to disturb the DNO late at night.

http://www.electriciansforums.net/electrical-forum-general-electrical-forum/69468-urgent.html

 

[Geordie Spark]

http://www.electriciansforums.net/electrical-forum-general-electrical-forum/69468-urgent.html

That's the one !!!

 

[Plonker 3]

Silly mistake not having a spare.

How do you find it funny ripping people off?

 

[Robert Turnbull]

How do you find it funny ripping people off?

I didn't rip anyone off. I went and found the fault. That's what they paid for. I just saved the dno a visit at the same time. No more cost involved because I stuck a fuse in.

 

[Geordie Spark]