DNOs - don't you just luv 'em????

Guest55 · May 1, 2012

GLENNSPARK said:
but i mean what was he bothered about...high Ze?...no earth at all?....damaged head?....

The DNO have a duty to supply this information to electricians and the general public at large.
theres no way we can design a new commercial install without the essential supply info.
Life would be alot easier if sparks had authorization the pull the fuse to do the checks & measurement , but they wont allow it -
ok , so give us the info when we ring up -
they cant do that either lol.

GLENNSPARK · May 1, 2012

biff55 said:
The DNO have a duty to supply this information to electricians and the general public at large.
theres no way we can design a new commercial install without the essential supply info.
Life would be alot easier if sparks had authorization the pull the fuse to do the checks & measurement , but they wont allow it -
ok , so give us the info when we ring up -
they cant do that either lol.

no probs Biff....just #1 seemed a bit vague...thats all...

GLENNSPARK · May 1, 2012

i am aware that DNOs have to provide (by enquiry) this info....
anyway....Leigh n I have had varying degrees of success....and moronity from DNOs in the past......Leigh thinks its a case of who is answering the phone at that particular time....

Guest55 · May 1, 2012

no worries glenn.
although i have worked along side DNO jointers / engineers many times , luckily i've never had to deal with them on my own jobs so i've never tested their service ( United Utilities )

GLENNSPARK · May 1, 2012

biff55 said:
no worries glenn.
although i have worked along side DNO jointers / engineers many times , luckily i've never had to deal with them on my own jobs so i've never tested their service ( United Utilities )

we had a lass the other day from the DNO....she was very helpful....she was probably new there......but the other month we had another....and a right obnoxious little cow she was n all.....frightened the customers to death with her "YOU NEED TO GET EM TO INSTALL A ROD!!!" n all that lot......folk dont need it.....

sedgy34 · May 1, 2012

GLENNSPARK said:
we had a lass the other day from the DNO....she was very helpful....she was probably new there......but the other month we had another....and a right obnoxious little cow she was n all.....frightened the customers to death with her "YOU NEED TO GET EM TO INSTALL A ROD!!!" n all that lot......folk dont need it.....

its called passing the buck!!! who wants a TT system i wouldnt, if it was looked into i reckon there is a paragraph in the proceedure to say they have to sort it but instead they say get a rod installed so they dont have to pay for it.

trev · May 1, 2012

What's wrong with a good well installed TT Sedgy?

SPARTYKUS · May 1, 2012

GLENNSPARK said:
but i mean what was he bothered about...high Ze?...no earth at all?....damaged head?....

That was the problem with the muppet on the other end of the phone

GLENNSPARK · May 1, 2012

sedgy34 said:
its called passing the buck!!! who wants a TT system i wouldnt, if it was looked into i reckon there is a paragraph in the proceedure to say they have to sort it but instead they say get a rod installed so they dont have to pay for it.

the procedure is sedgy...is that if its an existing distributers earthing facility ...then the DNO has a duty to maintain it....i think what had happened in this case is the DNO denied its existance on their records....and made a threatening and distressing call to the clients....leigh n i wern`t best pleased about that little episode i can tell you......