Interesting cut-out and meter install

[DPG]

What's your thoughts on this install done by a utility company? No prizes, just for fun

 

[rustynails]

Rustynails, I think you're missing the point as regards how the neutral has been connected in this example.

clearly

 

[rustynails]

I’ve seen it now doh!!

 

[Selfmade]

Surely a functional test would have picked this up as nothing could work - Line and Neutral will be at the same potential. Unless I've completely misunderstood.

 

[DPG]

Selfmade - you have not misunderstood. Don't worry

 

[Wilko]

It must be a for special virtual current installation
Hopefully it's the first day's work for a newbie, but what happened to supervision?

 

[Optimus]

My gosh... Honestly at first glance it looked alright

 

[Marcus Vaughan]

Erm....
How should it look?
There you go I said it.
What I mean is that my first reaction to this image was that you can see the brown line into the carrier without any mechanical protection. Surely this is not how you split supply line and neutral at the cutout?
Yet I take it that the fuse carrier should just have line in/line out, and that the neutral should come out the top of the right hand terminal block.
I need educating.

 

[freddo]

The installer should have used one of these, can't possibly go wrong then!

 

[Selfmade]

The installer should have used one of these, can't possibly go wrong then!

The enclosure for that isolator is not to Amendment 3.

 

[Wilko]

The enclosure for that isolator is not to Amendment 3.

Hi - the page is for the DNO and they don't follow BS7671.

 

[Selfmade]

Hi - the page is for the DNO and they don't follow BS7671.

Hi, yes, kinda crazy really IMHO, exactly the same thing done to different standards according to who's doing it. And I wonder how the poor sole doing an EICR is supposed to know if the isolator was fitted by the DNO or a regular spark. Hay ho.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Get the DNO in, they’ll change the head for a plastic one, then we can change the plastic CU for metal.

 

[Selfmade]

Get the DNO in, they’ll change the head for a plastic one, then we can change the plastic CU for metal.

Keeps everyone in jobs