Re the DNO- The box is theirs, the fuse is theirs and the labels sealing the box against you tampering with it are theirs
This seems to be a totally unnecessary knee-jerk! The OP said absolutely nothing to suggest that he had the slightest intention of touching the cut-out himself. His one and only question was whether the "supply company" would replace it free-of-charge or whether they would charge him for doing it!Please read that very carefully!
You are not trained
You are not legally authorised
You will not have the appropriate protective equipment
You do not know what hazards to look for
To be allowed to open or work within that cut-out. Once the fuse is removed it WILL expose a live terminal that may be protected by a fuse size up to 630A. Get it wrong at best you WILL be in hospital for a long time.
Of course it's the thing to do, when appropriate. However, in this case, my previous comments stand.Obviously the suggestion that folk should be advised from doing the wrong thing is no longer the thing to do on this forum.
As westie pointed out, indeed he has - and he clearly shouldn't have done so. However, that's history, and I'm not quite sure what else one might think he would do to it. Are you suggesting/fearing that he might be intending to pull the fuse himself, or what? As I said, all he actually asked was whether or not he would be charged for "having it replaced".Seems to suggest he's already been in there......under the cover it looks like a ceramic type? Fuse........
Good question - and the answer could well be as simple as 'curiosity'! In various contexts, many (most?) of us have probably been guilty in our time, even if foolishly when there were potential risks involved!Not at all, as per your comments, my original answer stands. Just wondering why he'd want to look in there since the anti-tamper labels are there for a reason, which primarily is the protection of the individual.
Exactly. We never cease to be kids, really - tell us we mustn't do something, or try to prevent us doing it, and .....Couldn't agree more - show me a security screw and I'm first in the queue to find out what it's hiding.
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