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[apprentice87]

Why Ha Ha? Don't you believe it?

Yes, i believe it, They will turn up and all will be sorted!!

Happy days!! [as i said!!]

john..

Jeez Mr cynical  :huh:  are you fishing for work?

For the DNO to do this work and not test it would leave them wide open should something go horribly wrong.

They will test their Ze, and polarity, but i doubt they will actually connect the customers earth cable. That is not their responsibility.. If they wanted to be funny, they could say the installation looked defective and want a test cert before re-energising it..

john..

 

[Murdoch]

Jeez Mr cynical  :huh:  are you fishing for work?

For the DNO to do this work and not test it would leave them wide open should something go horribly wrong.

Mr working on previous experience ...... The chaps around me are ex seeboard who believe they are gods.... But nothing "after" the head will they touch ......

been there, done it on a number of occasions .....

 

[Blue Duck]

Ok.

In my experience the DNO (ukpn) aren't fussed about these things and will in most cases provide a main earth terminal and connect it up to the customers installation.

But I guess  it's about who you get on the day.

 

[Andy™]

looks like TT to me, but the DNO are probably more concerned about the metal service head and will be wanting to replace that. and looks like they will throw in an earth too. but if you had an insulated service head, i doubt they would be interested

 

[binky]

Think you are bang on Andy (how come I can't find you under the @thingy?) . Makes you wonder who disconnected the main earth, although the cutout fuses are relatively new (that's the black things above the metal bit @Andrew Scott ). Don't see many metal consumer heads in my area, and the ones I've seen have an earth screw.

 

[Andrew Scott]

Think you are bang on Andy (how come I can't find you under the @thingy?) . Makes you wonder who disconnected the main earth, although the cutout fuses are relatively new (that's the black things above the metal bit @Andrew Scott ). Don't see many metal consumer heads in my area, and the ones I've seen have an earth screw.

Thank you for explaining what the cutout fuses are.

 

[Andrew Scott]

Thank you for explaining what the cutout fuses are.

Thank you for explaining what the cutout fuses are.

 I expected the disconnected earth cable to go to the metal consumer head but man from Scottish Power said it was much more complicated than that.

 

[apprentice87]

 I expected the disconnected earth cable to go to the metal consumer head but man from Scottish Power said it was much more complicated than that.

YOU were basically right... [It would actually have connected to the cable itself a few inches underneath]

john

 

[Andy™]

 I expected the disconnected earth cable to go to the metal consumer head but man from Scottish Power said it was much more complicated than that.

the metal service head probably isnt earthed, so if there was a fault inside it, then it could become live. which is most likely they are replacing it

 

[Andrew Scott]

Scottish Power now been.

Have now got this.

 

[apprentice87]

Wow!! go you!!!! That is proper TNS. That is the best one to have!! Well done you!!!

Happy days!!!!

john..

 

[Andrew Scott]

Wow!! go you!!!! That is proper TNS. That is the best one to have!! Well done you!!!

Happy days!!!!

john..

Thank you. Very pleased it's sorted.

 

[ProDave]

Thanks for letting us know. That is a LOT safer now.