isolating supply for CU change

[rujebogdy]

Hi guys ,just wanted to ask about a common practice when changing a consumer unit in a domestic property. When you don't have an isolator( and usually isn't one) between the tails and the CU ,do you cut the seal and take out the fuse in the cut out or.... U call DNO pay them a fee .... I know that is a common practice to cut the seal and take the fuse out and don't worry about DNO... What's your opinion?

 

[Andy™]

use the search function, its been discussed many times

 

[Theorysparky]

+1^^^^^^^^^

 

[ProDave]

All you need to know:

"seal fairy" :innocent

 

[Sidecutter]

Im with PRODAVE on this one have never turned up to change one yet and found the seals in place :^O

 

[Theorysparky]

Killer Whales love them

and children love fairies

 

[Badger]

funnily enough the property i moved and replaced c/u today well this morning at there seal fairy beat me to it!!

 

[Theorysparky]

i hope its moved on further south by thursday !!!!

 

[Doc Hudson]

Hi guys ,just wanted to ask about a common practice when changing a consumer unit in a domestic property. When you don't have an isolator( and usually isn't one) between the tails and the CU ,do you cut the seal and take out the fuse in the cut out or.... U call DNO pay them a fee .... I know that is a common practice to cut the seal and take the fuse out and don't worry about DNO... What's your opinion?

A few of our past threads, As Andy suggests there are more I think if you search a bit more?

Doc H

http://www.talk.electricianforum.co.uk/question-answer-board/14280-service-cutout-fuse.html

http://www.talk.electricianforum.co.uk/question-answer-board/14273-please-help-probably-simple-question-re-tails.html

http://www.talk.electricianforum.co.uk/useful-links-page/1697-how-do-i-isolate-meter-tails-change-consumer-unit.html

http://www.talk.electricianforum.co.uk/electrician-talk/9428-pulling-main-fuse.html

 

[kerching]

i hope its moved on further south by thursday !!!!

I believe that the seal fairy is 'omnipresent'......................... :coat

 

[rujebogdy]

Oh that makes sense,cheers guys

 

[steptoe]

I believe that the seal fairy is 'omnipresent'......................... :coat

like Santa,? (I like Santa, [but not the dyslexic one] )

or one of the many Gods/gods that folks believe in if you are of that persuasion,

now, how do I make beer omnipresent...............

 

[The Doktor]

I phoned the dno to cut the feed, told me the wouldn't, get an electrician in to "isolate" the feed, telling me they'll cut the seal and take fuse out! Horses mouth and all that, not intrested basically! Not worth losing any sleep over tbh.

 

[Evans Electric]

Its the age old question , and typically it was discussed for about a year by the powers that be , and of course , failed to reach a decision as to whether "Competent persons" could legally remove main fuses.

 

[jameseye12]

My Assessor at my ELECSA assessment asked me the correct way to isolate the tails on a board change, I told him that I would ring the supplier, thinking this was the answer he would be looking for and he corrected me, saying 'just pull the fuse out and make sure you don't leave the seal lying around'. So.....