Stick with me here guys...
So yesterday I changed an old rewirable CU for a nice duel RCD protected system. This morning I return to the property to be greeted by the very excited owners telling me that there was a big explosion last night and all the power went off (I could have crushed a golf ball between my arse cheeks at this point).
Anyway after making me sweat for some time they finally get round to telling me that it was a lightning strike and that both the neighbours, who are on old rewirable CU, have no power still but all they had to do was reset there RCD. Great! (Although it's blown a free view TV and a receiver) .
But now that I've thought about it I've been left wondering "what if I had still been installing the CU at the time of the strike?" All those cables hanging out of the wall waiting to be reconnected, MPB not connected to the MET.
I know the chance of this happening whilst changing a unit are slim but the severity of the potential hazard leaves me thinking is it worth changing a CU when a good thunderstorm is due.
So what do you guys think, other than don't be such a pussy and get on with it?
Cheers,
Chris.
So yesterday I changed an old rewirable CU for a nice duel RCD protected system. This morning I return to the property to be greeted by the very excited owners telling me that there was a big explosion last night and all the power went off (I could have crushed a golf ball between my arse cheeks at this point).
Anyway after making me sweat for some time they finally get round to telling me that it was a lightning strike and that both the neighbours, who are on old rewirable CU, have no power still but all they had to do was reset there RCD. Great! (Although it's blown a free view TV and a receiver) .
But now that I've thought about it I've been left wondering "what if I had still been installing the CU at the time of the strike?" All those cables hanging out of the wall waiting to be reconnected, MPB not connected to the MET.
I know the chance of this happening whilst changing a unit are slim but the severity of the potential hazard leaves me thinking is it worth changing a CU when a good thunderstorm is due.
So what do you guys think, other than don't be such a pussy and get on with it?
Cheers,
Chris.