Removing Main Fuse - Electricity North West...

[golfpaul]

To pull, or not to pull ( the fuse that is ), is always banded about.

Seems the DNO up here have quite a procedure regarding - might be of interest to sparks in the North West.

Ta

http://www.enwl.co.uk/docs/default-source/services/guide-for-electrical-contractors.pdf

 

[kerching]

interesting that the works must comply with 16th  edition

just saying

 

[steptoe]

Just ring Quartz

They are also pretty good at getting out sharpish. 

 

[Evans Electric]

I see that earthing is still NOT their responsibility .

 

[Blue Duck]

Just ring Quartz

They are also pretty good at getting out sharpish.

Who are quartz?

 

[Andy™]

I see that earthing is still NOT their responsibility .

it says they will no advise on earthing & bonding requirements. and why should they - its nothing to do with them since its the customers wiring, not theirs

but if they provide TNS or TNCS they do still have their requirements from ESQCR

 

[ProDave]

That just looks like an old page, prepared in the 1990's and never updated.

 

[steptoe]

Who are quartz?

Quartz Electrical 

Google them, I don't know how to paste on phone, they will come out and fit a REC2 on behalf of the DNO, a lot quicker, hassle free, and reasonable cost. 

 

[Sidewinder]

Not round here they can't!

 

[steptoe]

Not round here they can't!

As per the OP, regarding the NW.  

 

[Blue Duck]

Who does it round here? Getting the supplier out down here is a right pain the backside.

If there was someone on the south east / London I'd be ringing them all the time!

Interesting that an electrician is allowed to do dno/supply work.

 

[Sidewinder]

They can, IF authorised by the DNO, &, IF, they are insured to do it, else they will be hung out to dry, if, something goes wrong.

 

[Blue Duck]

I understand that but the way they (suppliers) are about it you'd think there was witchcraft involved.

 

[steptoe]

I've had,Quartz Electric out sometimes at a day's notice, they are really good up here. 

 

[binky]

So Quartz have some agreement with DNO for this work then?

 

[steptoe]

Yep. 

 

[apprentice87]

Why only them?? Is that not illegal??? [to give them a monopoly and freeze out other people with similar qualifications]

What actual LAW says you cannot remove the fuse yourself?? If there is such a law, a DNO cannot exempt anyone from it, ]anymore than i could say that any particular person could drive at 90mph] and if it is not unlawful, then the only thing they could say it trespass, that is not a criminal offence [not talking aggravated trespass here] anyway, [Tis a civil tort]

john..

 

[batty]

They did have tie ups with DNO a bit like Morrison not the shop that contract to DNO. A lot of work is contracted out these days UK power networks which was EDF certainly contract a lot of there work out. I am certain subcontractors don't have to ask each time they pull a fuse. BT also contract a lot of work out Kelly communications don't have to ask each time they touch BT equipment as they have been asked to do it.

 

[misssweden]

Why only them?? Is that not illegal??? [to give them a monopoly and freeze out other people with similar qualifications]

What actual LAW says you cannot remove the fuse yourself?? If there is such a law, a DNO cannot exempt anyone from it, ]anymore than i could say that any particular person could drive at 90mph] and if it is not unlawful, then the only thing they could say it trespass, that is not a criminal offence [not talking aggravated trespass here] anyway, [Tis a civil tort]

john..

I had a look through the ESQCR and I'm wonder if pulling the cut-out fuse is considered "altering a connection"? 25. (1) No person shall make or alter a connection from a distributor’s network to a consumer’s installation, a street electrical fixture or to another distributor’s network without that distributor’s consent, unless such consent has been unreasonably withheld.

 

[binky]

Not really, it's not like changing the consumer head. If you put a different size fuse back in, that's a bit different...