Main Cut-out fuse missing??

[Lillpete]

Hi, I am looking for some advice.

I am fitting a new CCU and new lights and sockets to a barn as the owner said the electrics had been "condemned" by another electrician about 2 years ago and so the power had been off since them. however when I looked everything was still turned on, the fuses where still in both cut out and on the pole, however when I cut the seals (yes I know I'm a naughty boy) I found the fuse was missing from the carrier ?:|

The client had checked with the supplier prior to calling me in and they told him the supply was still live yet the cut out had seals on when no fuse was fitted??

So here's the thing do I get him to call the supplier after I've installed the new board etc to replace the fuse and reseal (therfore having to return to carry out live tests )or do I buy a fuse and stick it in and claim it was there all along

 

[maccarooni]

:OSorry mate ,

But I cant believe you are even asking the question.......

Sorry but thats all i can say.

 

[Badger]

agreed, i really can not believe you dont know the proper answer to this, my answer would be to redo the electrics corectly and issue the certificate, and phone dno/supplier up to get them to reinstate the supply.....

 

[batty]

I would be very careful on this one. Client may say supplier says supply is live but it may have been cut off for a reason maybe an unpaid bill. If it was sealed with no fuse there would be a reason.

Batty

And welcome to the forum.

 

[Badger]

and the reason the seals where fitted is to stop someone removing the fuse holder and putting their fingers in the live terminals compronday

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

and the reason the seals where fitted is to stop someone removing the fuse holder and putting their fingers in the live terminals compronday

Applaud SmileyApplaud Smiley

in the words of that dog thing..

Oh Yes Yes Yes!!

I am confused as to why you need to cut the seals to see if it was dead or live...

will not a meter verify this???

 

[jl-heating]

firstly welcome to the forum m8.

as above the fuse was removed for a reason and seals applied. i would give the supplier a call,

but in a dog eat dog world do the work, test your work, temperary add a fuse for testing and commisioning then remove it and reseal the carrier,

let the customer sort the fuse out, you never know they may come while you are there so all is sweet.

if you dont do it someone else will, at least your going to do it right.

i can see that by you asking the question and asking advice.

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

firstly welcome to the forum m8.

Doh!!!!!!

captain leather pants spots the MOST important point.....

YES welcome to the forum Lillpete!Applaud SmileyGuiness DrinkGuiness DrinkGuiness DrinkGuiness Drink

sorry for me bad manners! :_| :_|

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

as above the fuse was removed for a reason and seals applied. i would give the supplier a call,

If they know a qualified spark has had a quick look they may not even bat an eyelid....

I had a job just before Christmas..

All power gone off, (on a sunday:O!), metered at the CU no power coming in..

so I cut the seal opened the carrier to verify the fuse itself was blown..

it was. (60a!) So I left it with customer to ring supplier...

told them local electrician had verified main fuse gone and they came out later same day & sorted main fuse & re-sealed

no questions asked?

 

[jl-heating]

you old lush special, you say all the right things. x x

the picture you emailed me wont show can you resend it in jpeg.

also the small video was great fun to watch .. :0

 

[a1]

Welcome to the forum.

I would agree 100% with my colleagues and get the DNO out.

2 Years without leccy?!

Hmm.

 

[a1]

I know it's a barn, but 2 years?!

 

[Lillpete]

I know it's a barn, but 2 years?!

A bit of background may help here, the barn is owned by a good friends father in law, he used to milk cattle and therefore needed power however a couple of years back he packed that in and so power was not needed. He now has some little fuzzy sheep that will need sheering so he needs power again

agreed, i really can not believe you dont know the proper answer to this, my answer would be to redo the electrics corectly and issue the certificate, and phone dno/supplier up to get them to reinstate the supply.....

Thats what I'll be doing then

firstly welcome to the forum m8.

Good to be here

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

............He now has some little fuzzy sheep that will need sheering..........

I reckon....

they will probably grow into big fuzzy sheep then!?

; \Guiness Drink

 

[Lillpete]

They'll be big bald sheep once i get the lights and sockets in :^O

 

[a1]

I'm a Welshman....

...Who mentoned sheep?

 

[Badger]

you not sheep sha****g again are you admin :^O :^O

 

[elvis]

I cut the seals off fairly regularly when replacing DB's, been told by the Scottish Power guys that it is a fairly regular occurrence and they don't seem to bother too much about it so long as it doesn't look like you've been trying to tamper with the meter.

As has been suggested, do the work, test it, provide certificate and tell the client to act daft "What seal, some guy I got out of the local paper came round and looked at it a couple of years ago, he must've done it... can't remember his name".

Nothing has ever came back to me yet but if it does my approach would be to tell them the seal was off when I got there. "Some guy they got out of the local paper came round and looked at it a couple of years ago so he must have done it..."

Proper approach is to call them to do an isolation and reinstatement with a charge for each. In my more recent experience Scottish Power have informed my clients that they don't do isolations any more, they install a DP switch at a set charge of

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

..........I was informed of this by a Scottish Power emergency call out electrician just before Christmas when I managed to blow a main fuse at a property I was working on... don't ask!!........

OH go on!

do tell pleeeeeeeaase!!PrayPrayPrayPrayPray

 

[Badger]

yes i was going post the same specs :^O