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Hi all

The other day a friend of mine who owns a restaurant lost power so I went to take a look for him as I was only around the corner. Upon arriving I found that the tails straight off the meter into the switch fuse had burnt out and one of them was hanging out the box (it was quite a mess and I took photos). As i didnt have any tools on me at this point i couldnt check to see if the cables were safe (although I suspected it had blown the main fuses) so I pulled the main fuses (I didn't cut any tags) as this was the only means of isolation. I then called the electric board to come out and went to fetch my van to take a closer look.

When the man came out he gave me a lot of ---- and wanted to report me saying I put myself in huge danger (in the end he calmed down and said he wouldnt) but Its been playing on my mind. I was well aware of the risks of pulling the fuse but I thought there was a greater risk of leaving it and in the hour the at they took to come out what if i had my back turned and a member of the public had walked in and touched something.

Was he right in saying that I should have just left it because as far as I believe, if something was to have happened they would have said it was the electricians responcibily as it wasn't on their side of the meter. Do you think I did the right thing or could I have handled it any better?
 
Spot on.
..and I'm sure I'd isolate before messing about with live tails.
I'm presuming, if immediate supply was required, that the owner got by with two phases and limited single phase supplies....one thing is for sure, that switch fuse needs replacing.
An earthing nut, or equivalent, wouldn't go amiss on that pyro, either.
Never had earth nuts in those days Mate all down to good workmanship.
 
I beg to differ, with older meters and cutouts it was rarely contended as it was actually hard to prove unless you admitted it and it was recorded, with modern smart meters now there has been cases where the DNO has submitted a fine normally to the home owner due to the meters been powered down in conjunction with missing meter seals... I know because it happened to a mate, he didn't like the quote from his energy supplier to drop the tails out so he got a sparky mate to do it (not me) and upgrade the board too, because he enquired about a cost and because the smart meter registered a power down while no network issues were present he got a knock on the door and they inspected his meter... he was asked to provide the Electricians details but refused as it was his friend .. he as the house owner was subsequently handed a hefty fine.... it does happen but only when they have enough evidence to proceed and issue a fine.

Smart meters now log times and dates of any power outs, that is half the evidence they need the rest just needs the correct circumstances for them to suspect it has been done, in my mates case he rang for a quote, had he not got a mate in I would suspect he would have passed on the details and shown them an invoice for work done..

Been personally pulling main fuses and cutting seals for over 30 years. Now my company pulls and cut 100s per year. Never had so much as hint of a problem from the DNO.......I think the subbing out of meter reading probably makes it even less likely of a prosecution or a fine!
 
Been personally pulling main fuses and cutting seals for over 30 years. Now my company pulls and cut 100s per year. Never had so much as hint of a problem from the DNO.......I think the subbing out of meter reading probably makes it even less likely of a prosecution or a fine!
There are areas where you can legally as an electrician cut tails, seal them with temp' seals and notify the DNO, I never said it was common for a prosecution or fine just saying that now with modern tech you may see a rise in it, I still agree it will still be rare given the number of times it's done.
 
There are areas where you can legally as an electrician cut tails, seal them with temp' seals and notify the DNO, I never said it was common for a prosecution or fine just saying that now with modern tech you may see a rise in it, I still agree it will still be rare given the number of times it's done.

I'm not talking about the times you can legally do it I'm talking about the day to day stuff in the real world where you do it to change a ccu. It happens 100s of times a day. I doubt there will be an increase in the zero amount of prosecutions there are now with the increased deregulation.
 
You'll have to inform me, never heard that term before.

[ElectriciansForums.net] Pulling the dno fuse
 
It should be;

Your duty is the safety of
1. Yourself
2. Persons
3. Livestock
4. Property
In that order.

Just saying :)
So he pulled the fuse no injury to him or anyone else, or any pets brought to the dinner, in doing what he did with a little experience, not only did he save all those I have described and in doing so he lastly saved the building from going up in flames.
 
It should be;

Your duty is the safety of
1. Yourself
2. Persons
3. Livestock
4. Property
In that order.

Just saying :)

Quite.

With respect to the DNO's I could understand then getting a bit annoyed if meter seals are tampered with but with respect to the main fuse ..... It doesn't make sense.

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Quite.

With respect to the DNO's I could understand then getting a bit annoyed if meter seals are tampered with but with respect to the main fuse ..... It doesn't make sense.

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With respect again Murdoch, I would have thought that a cut seal would be the last thing on the DNOs mind would be a busted seal, it the place had burnt down, but you're right they probably would have had a bit of a moan, jobsworth is the right description, you can imagine what would have happened if Mick the Meter man had been called, have to phone the office to get permission to open my tool box/bag, then get a method statement, Permit to work and all the other carp he would need to pull a fuse, meanwhile whilst all that was going on the loose cables had started to ignite, you know it made sense, pull it out and argue later.
 
So he pulled the fuse no injury to him or anyone else, or any pets brought to the dinner, in doing what he did with a little experience, not only did he save all those I have described and in doing so he lastly saved the building from going up in flames.

Not suggesting he shouldn't of, I wasn't there. But as with all things with safety in mind, safety of yourself comes first. You not much use to anyone else's safety, if your dead or injured.
 

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