As per title, urgent advice needed.
I have an ELECSA assessment tomorrow for the installation work and condition reporting. I am fine with EICRwork to show, but the person with whom I agreed that her install by me will be checked tomorrow, called me at 3pm today that she will not going to be able to be at the property. I did other installs around my area but no one is available,too short notice. So it happens I have nothing to show. So I decided as thelast resort to change my old CU.
I just done all essential tests on my property before hand to make sure nothing stops me to do the work, everything seems fine, no barrowed neutrals, ring continuity with all 3 stages ok, IR ok, Ze just fine for TNCS being 0.33
I cannot start works now because I have tenants (helps pay mortgage)back from work and they need electricity, so basically I have just tomorrow early in the morning time to do it before 9.30am. I have all gear in place.
My concern is, meter tails needs upgrading to 25mm2 and the earthing conductor to 16mm2 and bonding to 10mm2, at the moment I have 16,10,6 respectively. Bonding to gas and earthing conductor comes out of the head where its splits from neutral, so I have no chances to do upgrades on those without puling the main fuse out, normally I should call DNO to disconnect the supply for me to do works, but I will not ge tthem to do it in time for me, is it?
So please can you advice what my options are, and how the assessor reacts in all that awkward situation.
Thanks in advance for any helpful advice given
Best regards. Al
I have an ELECSA assessment tomorrow for the installation work and condition reporting. I am fine with EICRwork to show, but the person with whom I agreed that her install by me will be checked tomorrow, called me at 3pm today that she will not going to be able to be at the property. I did other installs around my area but no one is available,too short notice. So it happens I have nothing to show. So I decided as thelast resort to change my old CU.
I just done all essential tests on my property before hand to make sure nothing stops me to do the work, everything seems fine, no barrowed neutrals, ring continuity with all 3 stages ok, IR ok, Ze just fine for TNCS being 0.33
I cannot start works now because I have tenants (helps pay mortgage)back from work and they need electricity, so basically I have just tomorrow early in the morning time to do it before 9.30am. I have all gear in place.
My concern is, meter tails needs upgrading to 25mm2 and the earthing conductor to 16mm2 and bonding to 10mm2, at the moment I have 16,10,6 respectively. Bonding to gas and earthing conductor comes out of the head where its splits from neutral, so I have no chances to do upgrades on those without puling the main fuse out, normally I should call DNO to disconnect the supply for me to do works, but I will not ge tthem to do it in time for me, is it?
So please can you advice what my options are, and how the assessor reacts in all that awkward situation.
Thanks in advance for any helpful advice given
Best regards. Al
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