DIY Very Big Bang

[Simon47]

However the current regulations do not permit this ...

Which doesn't stop sparkies doing it on new builds and signing it off as compliant.
Mother was looking at buying a new build not long ago, she pulled out from it - but I was very tempted to get the sparky in who's signature was on the signoff, hand him a big nail and a hammer, and invite him to stick it in the wall where the meter tails were buried.

I'm sure if the whole cutout and meter arrangement was to be designed from scratch today it would be quite different.
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It is not the damage done to the network which is the issue with 'yanking' the DNO fuse, it is the serious risk of injury to the person doing it or the long term fire risk if they don't carry it out properly.

I would have thought that (from the supply industry PoV) the main reason is that a main fuse without a seal is scope for easy bypassing of the meter.

 

[DefyG]

Ask the general public what a 'Safe Zone' is and 95% will not know.

Exactly! that's why I said 'supposed'. The remaining 5% that do know will be sparkies!

 

[Simon47]

And it's why the rules specifically do not allow reliance on safe zones for protection for installations under the control of ordinary users.

 

[richy3333]

First I’ve seen this thread. Suprised the son wasn’t toast. Glad he’s ok though.

 

[telectrix]

First I’ve seen this thread. Suprised the son wasn’t toast. Glad he’s ok though.

where you bin hiding?