Taking out the Cut-out fuse

[rayers]

I went to the NICEIC Live day at Epsom last month, and Tony Cable, in answer to one of the questions, said that SSE had given specific Domestic electricians permission to remove the cut-out when, for example, they are replacing the Consumer Unit. Can anyone tell me if this has been done and if so how one goes about obtaining such permission? Many thanks

 

[rhitey]

Oh I don't know, you don't have to be THAT old Tony
I'm just coming up 40 and I was taught that too
Mind you I always taped the ends up as well

 

[Knobhead]

See attached document. Works well and SSE are very helpful. Wish all other DNO's were the same.

Cheers BWM.

If we go back in time, cutting seals was a hanging offence! I got caught, but I’m still here to annoy everyone.

I’d called the then NWEB to a fault in my own house. Seals? Not a one to be seen, I got an ear bending from the duty engineer. Told not to do it again. He wasn’t impressed when took the cut out fuse out, I’d uprated it! Within a day the service head was replaced.

Didn’t fall for that one again, I resealed anything, pity I was using MEB seals on NWEB gear. No one ever noticed.

 

[rayers]

May I say a heartfelt thank you. Extremely useful and professional.
Richard

 

[shanky887614]

Oh I don't know, you don't have to be THAT old Tony
I'm just coming up 40 and I was taught that too
Mind you I always taped the ends up as well

thats the way ive been shown/seen a few times.

the guy was in a rush replacing a socket front on a ring live once.

he didnt get a belt but cpc slipped out terminal and landed on live screw on back of plate, the copper melted and shot across floor