DNO Fitting Isolator

[omega]

Hi, anyone had the pleasure of having the DNO fit an isolator between the cutout and the consumer unit? I'd be grateful to hear of the costs involved
and the amount of time it takes them to sort it. As we all know, only the DNO can pull the bomb so i'm curious as to costs of an isolator. While i'm at it, anyone aware of problems with the smart meters shutting down if the main bomb is pulled, just curious obviously.

 

[FixitElectrical]

I am with Scottish Power and they quoted me £85 + VAT the other day, yet my parents are with British Gas and they are doing theirs for free! Kind of wish I'd stayed with them now and didn't switch!

 

[Geordie Spark]

The new smart meter logs any time it loses power and for how long so if someone starts to fiddle it it brings up when it lost power and for how long,and I would assume they keep a record of power cuts in each area so they can check against these lists if they think someones been at it.

Aye ..... but in MY case - both cases in fact - the meters were not "Smart" or even remotely clever - they weren't even pretty or remotely attractive either - just ordinary, common or garden meters so there was no fuss, palaver or problem.

 

[Geordie Spark]

I too have fitted one or two, but it did occur to me might the DNO notice (SSE) and - if they did have records - query where the isolator had come from? Or do they just not have that detailed records nowadays?

The isolator is fitted AFTER their meter so it's none of their damned business.

 

[Geordie Spark]

I think I'll make a video showing round my oven. "Here we have the temperature control dial; moving the pointer in a clockwise direction increases the temperature in the oven to that denoted by these numbers around the outside, ha! which of course are in celsius. Next we have a blank where on another model there would be the grill control..."

You bought an oven without a grill?? ............. What a cheapskate !!!

 

[Geordie Spark]

Maybe i should do a video of how to fit one live,that should add a little spark to some peoples lives.

Piece of pi$$ ............ no problem at all - to those of us who know what we're doing

 

[Stroppy]

One rule: Don't touch the shiny bits - easy!

 

[omega]

Thanks very much, I was told it was somewhere in the region of £60 so from what you've said it sounds about right