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<blockquote data-quote="catdog1121" data-source="post: 493329" data-attributes="member: 32430"><p>No electrician would ever do that... I have this really rare ability where I can just turn power off without any isolator so I can change a consumer unit while not live... Meters are a different matter, some meters have the tails coming from the head sealed and the tails going to the consumer unit not sealed so that an electrician can maintain those tails... There is also rumours of tamper alerts on some meters so wont touch them.</p><p></p><p>I think ProDave's response is a good one, just cut the tails, put into henley blocks or an isolator and then call the supplier and tell them of the substandard tails, its up to them to replace them.. This is going to be more and more a problem when fitting EV charge points as 100A fuses will need to be more common place.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes but if I charged the customer the sometimes £200 to get an isolator fitted to replace a consumer unit I would never get any work as there are 50 other blokes behind me that will pull the fuse negating that cost... Who will the customer choose? Come on be realistic. If its British gas (£40) or Npower (free) then yeah no brainer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catdog1121, post: 493329, member: 32430"] No electrician would ever do that... I have this really rare ability where I can just turn power off without any isolator so I can change a consumer unit while not live... Meters are a different matter, some meters have the tails coming from the head sealed and the tails going to the consumer unit not sealed so that an electrician can maintain those tails... There is also rumours of tamper alerts on some meters so wont touch them. I think ProDave's response is a good one, just cut the tails, put into henley blocks or an isolator and then call the supplier and tell them of the substandard tails, its up to them to replace them.. This is going to be more and more a problem when fitting EV charge points as 100A fuses will need to be more common place. Yes but if I charged the customer the sometimes £200 to get an isolator fitted to replace a consumer unit I would never get any work as there are 50 other blokes behind me that will pull the fuse negating that cost... Who will the customer choose? Come on be realistic. If its British gas (£40) or Npower (free) then yeah no brainer. [/QUOTE]
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