Service head cutout

[Chris Wired]

Hello,

Can anyone help me please. I am trying to identify the rating of the cutout in this service head. It has been boxed in and can't tell what it is . Can anyone here tell by just looking at the photos below?

Many thanks for any help.

Chris.

 

[Octopus]

Why do you need it?

If its a EIC just put "lim" in the box and a note on the cert.

 

[Chris Wired]

My client wants to add some power to an outhouse. If only a 60 extra power won't work. 80 or 100 and we are all good. The size of it looks to me like a 100 but can't be sure. What do you think?

 

[Engineer54]

Impossible to tell what size fuse has been installed by the DNO without visually checking the fuse rating. Can't even take an educated guess these days, because of the idiots that will provide 25mm tails as a matter of course, even for 60A rated service fuse....

 

[davesparks]

My client wants to add some power to an outhouse. If only a 60 extra power won't work. 80 or 100 and we are all good. The size of it looks to me like a 100 but can't be sure. What do you think?

How big is the house? It must be pretty damned big if 60A won't stand a bit of power to an outbuilding!

 

[Octopus]

My client wants to add some power to an outhouse. If only a 60 extra power won't work. 80 or 100 and we are all good. The size of it looks to me like a 100 but can't be sure. What do you think?

I think you need to consider the load on the existing installation then what you are adding properly

 

[Leesparkykent]

Or the seal fairy could come along and kindly remove them for you, so you can have a look!

 

[telectrix]

that little bit of bakelite round the wire is pretty fragile. seen loads snapped off.

 

[7029 dave]

I am confidant that is an 60amp cut out.

 

[Knobhead]

 

[telectrix]

I am confidant that is an 60amp cut out.

for all we know, it might have a rusty nail in there.

 

[7029 dave]

for all we know, it might have a rusty nail in there.

Possible, but sealed up.?

 

[Plonker 3]

Possible, but sealed up.?

Found this last week in a sealed head

 

[7029 dave]

Found this last week in a sealed headView attachment 28799

Looks like 30 amp fuse wire to lol, lazy, trouble is seals can be obtained anywhere these days, hope it not by DNO or energy reps.

 

[Plonker 3]

Well it currently has a bit of SWA as a seal at the minute :yes:.

Although we did inform the DNO of what is currently fitted so its up to them now to sort it. Thankfully we were fitting a 100 amp Switch fuse so 25mm tails from the meter are adequately protected regardless of what size fuse is fitted.