Whos Responsible???

[ecasam]

Oh how I love my life ticking away, whilst on the phone to the distributor. No, the supplier, no the distributor. NO NO the supplier..................on and on and round and round. headbang

E-on and EDF in South London. X( Anyway

 

[Zeespark]

They may well change the meter but its theirs to change Sam. Dont touch it or you could end up in the brown smelly stuff. Hopefully the link below can help you.

http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Electricity/AboutElectricity/DistributionCompanies/

AndyGuiness Drink

 

[Andy™]

a fused neutral is to be changed. contact the DNO on their emergency number. and if you can arrange to be there at the same time, stick the tails into an isolator

 

[ecasam]

I explained the fused neutral danger to the bloke on the phone at EDF. They did send out an engineer who checked out the supply to the flats, he checked the downstairs hall cupboard where the feed to the block (six flats) is and checked in the clients flat.

I was not there that day. Blushing

He told the client they are only responsible for the feed to the hall cupboard. ?:| Every flat has the fuse in the neutral and all flats have this before the meter.

headbang

 

[Zeespark]

The guy who checked is an idiot. Tell them to change it under I think its the ESQA Regs.

AndyGuiness Drink

 

[Andy™]

The guy who checked is an idiot. Tell them to change it under I think its the ESQA Regs.AndyGuiness Drink

ESQCR

contact DNO again and tell them its got to be changed.

also, if it was a fused neutral, he may have removed the fuse and changed it for a solid link. from the outside, it will still appear the same.

 

[ecasam]

Thanks for responses. :x I have posted pictures I hope????

http://s651.photobucket.com/albums/uu238/Ecasam/

 

[Andy™]

round here (NEDL) they would probably change the cutout

 

[Evans Electric]

Thanks for responses. :x I have posted pictures I hope????http://s651.photobucket.com/albums/uu238/Ecasam/

Blimey that stuff is older than me !!!

 

[Riggy]

Are you sure the gear in each flat is DNO's? Could it be landlords fuses and sub-meter?

 

[ecasam]

Flats are all privately owned. and edf of whoever come and read meter in flat.

I almost give up:_|

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

Has the neutral freeholder actually got a fuse in it?

As has been said before on this forum they can often be strapped out neutral links.

:|

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

Blimey that stuff is older than me !!!

Nothing is that old!

 

[Andy™]

Flats are all privately owned. and edf of whoever come and read meter in flat.I almost give up:_|

if EDF read the meter, then the supply upto that belongs to DNO and they have full responsibility for it and have to maintain it.

 

[kme]

But if those "supply" fuses (if fuses they are!), are acvcessible as shown, they aren`t DNO property, surely? What is in the "downstairs cupboard" exactly, and what rises to the flats? Can you provide a photo of the incomer in the flat?

As a complete aside, you cannot upgrade the supply fuse! It belongs to DNO, and is sealed as such. Only they can upgrade supply fuse, as they are aware of loading implications on the supply which you aren`t!!!

HTH

 

[ecasam]

EDF are still saying they are only responsible to the building (main switch in hallway cupboard) and the supply in the flats have nothing to do with them. Clients supply company (E-on or n power) even though they read the meter, in the flat say it

 

[Robojin]

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[Robojin]

Thanks for responses. :x I have posted pictures I hope????http://s651.photobucket.com/albums/uu238/Ecasam/

This is exactly the same setup I had, to repeat banned in all installations after 1950 the DNO has to replace when these are identified, remember they make no profit from this so will always drag their heals preferring to pay dividends instead

 

[Evans Electric]

Nothing is that old!

Thats bloody charming , that is !