Pulling live meter tails from isolater switch in consumer unit

[dazthemmok]

Had to sign up just to comment here! Death for the sake of a £400 job, good one!

 

[Geordie Spark]

Life would be simpler if all meters were fitted with isolation switches on the customer side like gas meters.

............ except that on gas meters the isolator is on the supply side of the meter.

(just being pedantic )

 

[ferg]

I understand that the agreement is for NICEIC Approved contractors or the SELECT equivalent, not the millions of fly by night cowboys that exist in Scotland.

I'm none of the above.

The only time I would call out SSE is if I was unable to pull the fuse due to it or the head being in a dangerous condition.

 

[HandySparks]

............ except that on gas meters the isolator is on the supply side of the meter.

Ah yes, I wondered whether someone would point that one out.

Just the chap to do it. :santa_smiley:

 

[Octopus]

Ah yes, I wondered whether someone would point that one out.

Just the chap to do it. :santa_smiley:

ha ha.

I meant one that us sparks could use without all the aggro with seals, dno's isolators and hours on the phone to idiots in call centres! So on the output side!

 

[PEG]

If he has a copper bar,and a pair of goggles,he MAY get 6 minutes to do his swap :icon12:

 

[HandySparks]

It's worth checking that the meter doesn't already incorporate an isolator (some recent digital ones). I pulled a fuse and then realised I could have achieved the same effect with a push-and-turn of the isolator provided.

 

[Engineer54]

Hi, I'm not bypassing the meter... I'm repositioning the consumer unit 3 foot up the wall. I'm a fully qualified electrician with 2330 levels 2&3, the 17th edition regs and the 2391. I just asked a question and was hoping somebody would offer a constructive answer... not accuse me if being a criminal!

Forget about the service cut-out seal, how are you going to find an extra 3' of tails without breaking the meter seals as well then??

It's a shame you haven't got any common sense to go with those qualifications!!

 

[Knobhead]

It's a shame you haven't got any common sense to go with those qualifications!!

And people say I’m cruel. :smilielol5:

 

[kjgreen3]

Forget about the service cut-out seal, how are you going to find an extra 3' of tails without breaking the meter seals as well then??

It's a shame you haven't got any common sense to go with those qualifications!!

I think he mentioned a henley block in the first post, whether he meant as a tool used in the live extraction of the tails from the main switch who knows.