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Does anyone understand the logic of 'mandating' 25mm meter tails when upgrading a CU, when the sizing of other cables are left to the electrician's discretion?

I'm again having to explain to a little old lady with not a lot of money that she's need new meter tails with with tiny 6-way board, for her tiny 2-bedroom flat.

Massively cooking range to feed? Nope! 10.8Kw Powershower? Nooooh!

When copper is becoming an increasingly rare resource shouldn't we be fitting what's needed?

My guess is that the IET are simply 10 years out of date, plus someone somewhere calculate the specification, then a sub committee adds 10% to that, and the main committee thinks - let's be in the safe side, and adds another 10%.

Craziness gone mad!!!

(Rant for the day over - thank you for listening)
 
and which tails are not their property then? the ones coming from the meter to the fuseboard? the meter you are not spose to touch cos that is also their property and it has a seal on it? so i essence we really shouldnt worry about changing any tails cos they are all sealed up and the DNO's :confused5:
read the post jason before posting this sort of tripe will you.......sinse when did i refer to consumers tails..eh?....
 
Totaly agree Glennspark, if you do get near 100A in a domestic setting I would hate to see what the quaterly bill was!!! and 25mm just dont bend as easy as 16mm and im sure the design of most the domestic stuff aint designed for 25mm, all the main switches seem to destort and argue.. but nothing a hammer cant fix "I will get that tail in":hammer:
;) Very Funny that Mate!!! your a comedian !
 

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