BigSi
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Now being the good boy that I am, I don’t (or ever have), cut the main DNO seal and removed the fuse myself. I normally factor this into the estimation and explain the reason to the customer. I was also told by a meter installer for one of the energy companies, that when your meter is read, they also note whether the seal is present or missing.
Anyway, the job involved moving a consumer unit and renewing the mains tails, and due to other work commitments, this would take place over two days. Now normally the nice man will turn up, cut the seal, and return to re-seal when the job is complete. But apparently now they will cut the seal, remove the main fuse, and take it with them! So for this particular job it would of involved four visits over the two days at a charge of £45 (I think?) for each visit (£180 in total)!
Anyway, after a chat with the nice lady on the phone they were quite happy to turn up and install an isolator switch for the much reduced sum of £70 ish. Just under two hours later, the nice man arrived and installed said isolator switch......jobs a good’un!
Now, time for a nice cup of tea!!!!! :coffee:
Anyway, the job involved moving a consumer unit and renewing the mains tails, and due to other work commitments, this would take place over two days. Now normally the nice man will turn up, cut the seal, and return to re-seal when the job is complete. But apparently now they will cut the seal, remove the main fuse, and take it with them! So for this particular job it would of involved four visits over the two days at a charge of £45 (I think?) for each visit (£180 in total)!
Anyway, after a chat with the nice lady on the phone they were quite happy to turn up and install an isolator switch for the much reduced sum of £70 ish. Just under two hours later, the nice man arrived and installed said isolator switch......jobs a good’un!
Now, time for a nice cup of tea!!!!! :coffee: