consumer unit change

[kbrooks]

Does anyone know what the local supplier charges to isolate the supply for a consumer unit change?

 

[Richard Burns]

They should not charge anything for a temporary denergisation since they are the ones that force you to call them out to do it.
If they start charging then they will really have no argument for not fitting isolators.

 

[Badged01]

Last Isolator I had fitted by the DNO to isolate the consumer unit cost £80 ;-( but its their side of the fence so to speak!

 

[kingeri]

Is there no isolator present on the installation?

 

[Swicade]

Some will charge and some wont....seem's to be a case of which day of the month and which direction the wind is blowing at times.

Only way you can get a definite answer is to contact your local DNO unfortunately as there isn't a set standard charge across the country.

 

[Amp David]

If you want to do it the legit by the law way, go to the website of the supplier or DNO and there are numbers to ring. Every area is going to be different, some areas the supplier does it and others it the DNOs job.

 

[sparks1973]

They should not charge anything for a temporary denergisation since they are the ones that force you to call them out to do it.
If they start charging then they will really have no argument for not fitting isolators.

thought that was the argument for.....well according to the DNO anyway

 

[Richard Burns]

thought that was the argument for.....well according to the DNO anyway

The DNOs say that it is not safe to have people not employed by them changing their equipment it is therefore a requirement that their employees come out.

To force an illogical requirement on people and then charge for the forced service could be considered inappropriate.

Therefore, if they were to charge, this would be an argument to say that isolators should be fitted as standard otherwise it is costing exorbitant amounts to comply with their internal requirements that have no relevance to reality.

OK they will charge for additional services such as fitting isolators and moving supplies, but that is part of their business.

 

[bandit]

When I was a little green I spent almost an hour once on the phone to a supplier trying to get permission to pull the main fuse! Waste of time IMO. Told them that under the electricity at works act I have no choice but to cut the seals and pull the fuse.

Which I did and have done ever since without permission ;-0! Good luck

 

[SKY]

When I was a little green I spent almost an hour once on the phone to a supplier trying to get permission to pull the main fuse! Waste of time IMO. Told them that under the electricity at works act I have no choice but to cut the seals and pull the fuse.

Which I did and have done ever since without permission ;-0! Good luck

Me too! I have rung them up before after pulling to ask them to reseal.
Never had one moan at me, they just come around and re-seal.