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[martom]

Hi everybody,
tomorrow is my first NAPIT assessment, I have a small problem.
I've changed a consumer unit for this - I had another CU change for this I wanted to carry out, but unfortunate my customer fell seek, so I needed to do the assessment work at other place....

The think is - EDF didn't gave me permission to remove seals - so I had to change the meter tails live as they wanted to remove the seals next Tuesday - my assessment is tomorrow... Now I'm bit concerned what my assessor will say to that? Is it a fail? Should I cut the seals tomorrow morning and deal with EDF after and lie that I did it with main fuse removed - or is it better to say the truth??
Personally I would like to tell the truth, but dont want to fail because of that......
Any advice appreciated
Thanks

 

[markythesparky]

How did you change meter tails at all without breaking any seals?

If you didn't change the tails but used the old ones how in earth did you do this live? You would have had to bend them into the main isolator?

 

[martom]

I used the old ones, yes I worked live.I didn't liked it - I try to not work live if unnecessary - but in my opinion I had to.

 

[sir lemon]

Pull main fuse and then meter is dead u div

 

[dan86]

I used the old ones, yes I worked live.I didn't liked it - I try to not work live if unnecessary - but in my opinion I had to.

you're a mentalist!

 

[markythesparky]

What sort of CU did you use, insulated?

 

[bigbaddave]

I used the old ones, yes I worked live.I didn't liked it - I try to not work live if unnecessary - but in my opinion I had to.

Poor Excuse.. That is no reason to work live......

Just remember the following.. What seals your honour??

 

[tom79bmth]

I used the old ones, yes I worked live.I didn't liked it - I try to not work live if unnecessary - but in my opinion I had to.

Well I always cut the seals they should provide means of isolation, when I have had NICEIC inspections they have never mentioned about broken seals it what we have got to do.

 

[martom]

Thanks - maybe I'm div, but unfortunate the main fuse was sealed as well....

Well I always cut the seals they should provide means of isolation, when I have had NICEIC inspections they have never mentioned about broken seals it what we have got to do.

Thanks Tom,
EDF just said that I'm not allowed to cut seal - so they need to cut seal 60 GBP and reseal it - 60 GBP.... 120 - quite a lot. I agree - there should be a isolator- but I don't see them very often.....

 

[sir lemon]

There is never an excuse to work live
I worked on the underground for years and saw some bad belts given
Cut the seals
I do and never been moaned at yet

 

[worzol99]

I've never seen main fuse with a seal yet....

 

[sir lemon]

Some people are so stupid

 

[sir lemon]

There were no seals
The other spark must have removed em

 

[martom]

I've never seen main fuse with a seal yet....

Ill send you a picture tomorrow

Poor excuse for working live - you are right - but actually I served part of my apprenticeship during studying in a hospital - believe me - I had to work live plenty of times there....

 

[markythesparky]

You shouldn't have. It's against the electricity at work act.

Mind you, probably the best place you could have worked live.