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far2complicated

Hello all, new member, first post.
I've just had my meter moved by the DNO who put it outside. We've had a local spark wire it from the meter to the c/u, and he installed an isolator switch at the same time, which is also outside in a weather proof box.
The tails run from the bottom of the meter box to the isolator in a loop, coloured blue and brown, which suggests to me they are not sheathed, and aren't properly protected. They loop about 10" off the ground.
The switch to the c/u is 16mm SWA, and runs about 9mtrs.
i'm worried that the tails aren't properly protected from mechanical or environmental damage. The way he did the job on the whole has got me worried.
Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
 
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Hello all, new member, first post.
I've just had my meter moved by the DNO who put it outside. We've had a local spark wire it from the meter to the c/u, and he installed an isolator switch at the same time, which is also outside in a weather proof box.
The tails run from the bottom of the meter box to the isolator in a loop, coloured blue and brown, which suggests to me they are not sheathed, and aren't properly protected. They loop about 10" off the ground.
The switch to the c/u is 16mm SWA, and runs about 9mtrs.
i'm worried that the tails aren't properly protected from mechanical or environmental damage. The way he did the job on the whole has got me worried.
Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Why didn't he fit the isolator in the meter enclosure - running standard tails outside sounds a bit odd.

Could you upload a picky?
 
Some tails have a brown and blue outer sheath so you can't really go by colour.

However if I've read the OP correctly the tails are hanging in free air outdoors? This is certainly not best practice, and will probably contravene a few regulations.
 

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