Pulling main fuse and smart meters

[pc1966]

After things were settled I asked about the isolators and was informed that they were ruled out for cost reasons as it would add £5 to a smart meter cost

OK so if they want to charge more than £5 to supervise the fuse removal and refitting then they can take a hike!

 

[7029 dave]

On new builds we fitted isolators to all smart meters, it was the only way self connection could be made for the on site spark's.
The supply energised meter on wall isolator with 230V on the screws.

 

[Rockingit]

I once asked a WPD intake team who were drawing in a new line for a remote new-build to put in an isolator for me. Was told that they couldn't do it as technically because it was downstream of the intake it came under Part P - and they weren't part of a scheme!!

That was a good few years ago now, hopefully things have moved on somewhat....

Although I had a bit of a headscratcher in London back in lockdown, conversion of an old warehouse into a BMO - I was installing the initial BNO infrastructure. Trouble was, the developer wanted to move into one unit of six before the rest were even remotely finished, basically living on a building site. Talked directly to the UKPN engineer and when we came to move the 200/3 intake position I installed an adjustable ELCB before the run out to the Ryefield and meters. We mutually agreed it fell right off the charts in terms of normal regs and proceedures for both of us but was the right engineering thing to do.