Hello forum!
I am going to be installing a new CU for a neighbour, to replace the old wooden-backed Wylex she currently has. (Small one-bed flat, wired in metric PVC T&E, and the IR for the whole lot is fine)
The meter board is next to the front door, in a small cupboard, only about as wide as the old Wylex. This can't be extended, so the new CU will go on the adjacent wall, with the tails and cables in a bit of trunking.
I want the DNO to install an isolator in the meter cupboard, but there's no room for it until the old Wylex is out of the way. I can't remove the old Wylex until the supply is isolated.
The DNO fuse is (I imagine) in the main TP head down in the stairwell, which is sealed and looks fragile enough for me to not even consider.... The concentric to the flat is terminated in to Henley-esque blocks, then direct to the meter.
So, will the DNO bloke be happy waiting for me to rip out the Wylex after he's isolated before he fits the DP isolator?
Should I make the DNO aware of this or just request an isolator?
Does the householder have to instigate this, as she is the account holder?
Any idea of what they charge for an isolator up here?
The other option is to request a de-energising, rip out everything, then leave my new tails ready for Mr DNO to connect to the meter (or isolator if installed) upon re-energising.
Thoughts or advice?
Cheers.
I am going to be installing a new CU for a neighbour, to replace the old wooden-backed Wylex she currently has. (Small one-bed flat, wired in metric PVC T&E, and the IR for the whole lot is fine)
The meter board is next to the front door, in a small cupboard, only about as wide as the old Wylex. This can't be extended, so the new CU will go on the adjacent wall, with the tails and cables in a bit of trunking.
I want the DNO to install an isolator in the meter cupboard, but there's no room for it until the old Wylex is out of the way. I can't remove the old Wylex until the supply is isolated.
The DNO fuse is (I imagine) in the main TP head down in the stairwell, which is sealed and looks fragile enough for me to not even consider.... The concentric to the flat is terminated in to Henley-esque blocks, then direct to the meter.
So, will the DNO bloke be happy waiting for me to rip out the Wylex after he's isolated before he fits the DP isolator?
Should I make the DNO aware of this or just request an isolator?
Does the householder have to instigate this, as she is the account holder?
Any idea of what they charge for an isolator up here?
The other option is to request a de-energising, rip out everything, then leave my new tails ready for Mr DNO to connect to the meter (or isolator if installed) upon re-energising.
Thoughts or advice?
Cheers.