Isolation Switches for New Consumer Unit

[westward10]

Given you a dumb West cuz it is dumb, in all honesty.

Horses for courses Pete I work on live systems nearly every day.

 

[Midwest]

Either we should be allowed to pull fuses ourselves with the appropriate training or where not.

Depends on the DNO.

 

[Pete999]

You have to ask yourself, why don't the DNOs fit a Switch fuse at the intake? save all this faffing around wouldn't it? or is that too simple an idea?

 

[Octopus]

You have to ask yourself why these new snazzy "smart meters" don't have an isolator built in...

 

[MJPD29]

The DNO here (NIE) tried telling a customer that the Electrician fits the isolator and not them. They didn't explain how this could be done with their supply being energised, of course...

NIE utterly clueless in my experiences, guys who fit meters havnt got 2 brain cells to rub together had many encounters with them

 

[Midwest]

You have to ask yourself, why don't the DNOs fit a Switch fuse at the intake? save all this faffing around wouldn't it? or is that too simple an idea?

I think its common practise on new builds now, but that doesn't help on existing installs. Was a bit of an oversight from eons ( ) ago.

 

[Midwest]

You have to ask yourself why these new snazzy "smart meters" don't have an isolator built in...

I thought some had?

 

[Octopus]

I thought some had?

I have that thought too, but have never seem one!

 

[Ian1981]

I think its common practise on new builds now, but that doesn't help on existing installs. Was a bit of an oversight from eons ( ) ago.

They fit a DP isolator only not a switch fuse.
That’s our job and the position the architects like positioning the consumer unit nowadays it’s a struggle to get the builder to fit a 2nd meter box to house the switch fuse.

 

[Which One’s Live?]

New connections we always fit an isolator and an earthing block (one of those welded ones).

Personally, I always ask the customer if they’re likely to do some electrical work at some future point and offer to fit one.

If the fuse board and/or tails look old and knackered I fit one anyway.

Quite often the cutouts aren’t sealed and I’m assuming a fair few get pulled so work can be carried out. A few days ago on one job the new meter tails were already in the existing meter after a rewire/new fuse board install, so I’m assuming the electrician did this as well as pull the fuse. It’s fairly common.

Btw, I used to pop into this forum a while back, I’m here (yet) again and have kept the same username. I’ve ended up in probably the most contentious and least respected work by you guys, but heh-hoh, we all gotta earn a crust.

You can throw things at the screen now...

 

[camerabloke]

Welcome back

 

[Which One’s Live?]

Many Thanks.

 

[Wilko]

With that intro you would always be welcome out here !

 

[telectrix]

if anyone is wary of pullinf a (dodgy) DNO fuse, cut the meter seal and (with no load on) whip the outgoing tails from the meter. reverse procedure for re-energising. then reseal meter.

 

[camerabloke]

Nah the seal fairy must live in my area I think