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Hi
Reading a post about someone wanting to move a meter reminded me of a job I did in Chorlton, Manchester about 18 months ago.
This estate was one of the first built in Manchester with electricity installed.
I was doing some additions, one of which was a replacement CU, and I pulled the main fuse (the previous DIY owner had broken the seal) and got on with it.
About an hour later, there was a knock at the door. It was a Norweb guy, asking if my power was off. "Yeah," I replied, and as he walked off, "But I'm changing the CU."
"So the main fuse is out?" he asked. "Yes, I don't fancy working live! Why?"
And this is the incredible bit...
Because when I pulled the main fuse out all the houses downstream of me went off!! I was at house no 5. So 7,9,11,13, and 15 all went off!!
A closer inspection revealed the Eb in its green wisdom had connected the outgoing live to the fused side of the head, not the live.
Talked to the client about it and she was not keen that anyone below her in number could disconnect her supply so she talked to the EB about changing it. A bloke came round, scratched his head, said it couldn't be done and left..........
Never seen that before!
Has anyone else come across any ridiculous scenarios?
Reading a post about someone wanting to move a meter reminded me of a job I did in Chorlton, Manchester about 18 months ago.
This estate was one of the first built in Manchester with electricity installed.
I was doing some additions, one of which was a replacement CU, and I pulled the main fuse (the previous DIY owner had broken the seal) and got on with it.
About an hour later, there was a knock at the door. It was a Norweb guy, asking if my power was off. "Yeah," I replied, and as he walked off, "But I'm changing the CU."
"So the main fuse is out?" he asked. "Yes, I don't fancy working live! Why?"
And this is the incredible bit...
Because when I pulled the main fuse out all the houses downstream of me went off!! I was at house no 5. So 7,9,11,13, and 15 all went off!!
A closer inspection revealed the Eb in its green wisdom had connected the outgoing live to the fused side of the head, not the live.
Talked to the client about it and she was not keen that anyone below her in number could disconnect her supply so she talked to the EB about changing it. A bloke came round, scratched his head, said it couldn't be done and left..........
Never seen that before!
Has anyone else come across any ridiculous scenarios?