Pulling the supplier's fuse

[RMS]

Hi,

I was called to a job the other night due to the customer loosing all power to the property. The main 100A/30mA Rcd had tripped and was faulty. I had a spare in the van but the only way to replace was to pull the supplier's fuse to isolate the power.

How do people feel about this? Should i have rang the supplier or was it best to pull the fuse and rectify the fault?

Thanks.

 

[Lectrician]

Most DNO guide lines are written to the book, but in practice.....

WPD are happy for us to remove the fuse, and even connect tails as long as we fax them one of their completion certs. If they recieve a cert, they attend site as a matter of course, even if this means they only re-seal.

The written rules are some what different from the 'rules' on the ground!

 

[RF Lighting]

I agree. Pull the fuse, and then send a completion form to the DNO, for them to reseal.

or do it live

 

[RMS]

Rf, i'll just nip and get my glasses shall i?

 

[Job_n_knock]

RF The cardboard from a cornflake packet cut and rolled and smothered with tape to form an insulated sleeve about 3" long can come in handy sometimes.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Its a funny thing. The seals have already been cut by somebody else on every site I've been to.

 

[WabbitPoo]

Hi,

I was called to a job the other night due to the customer loosing all power to the property. The main 100A/30mA Rcd had tripped and was faulty. I had a spare in the van but the only way to replace was to pull the supplier's fuse to isolate the power.

How do people feel about this? Should i have rang the supplier or was it best to pull the fuse and rectify the fault?

Thanks.

Are you an electrician?

 

[RMS]

yes

any reason for asking this?

 

[WabbitPoo]

yes

any reason for asking this?

Sorry, as a layman it sounded like the sort of thing a spark would have known.

 

[RMS]

Not really, as all company's i have worked for have never insisted or carried out procedure of any sort in contacting the supplier when cutting seals and pulling the main fuse. Come to think of it i do not know anyone who has?

Just thought i would post the scenario and see how others adhere to this.

 

[WabbitPoo]

Right-o. Isn't the whole point of the seals to remind you of the fact that they are not supposed to be opened? Seems pointless, otherwise

 

[RMS]

Tell me,

do you contact the relevant supply company and get them to cut the seals or come out and re-seal the cut out?

 

[WabbitPoo]

Tell me,

do you contact the relevant supply company and get them to cut the seals or come out and re-seal the cut out?

If you are asking me, I can't say as I am not an electrician. I am just engaging in an interesting discussion. However, logic would say that you should get the company to come out as its "their" property. Otherwise, why seal it? I am probably wrong though.

 

[RMS]

Its a funny thing. The seals have already been cut by somebody else on every site I've been to.

 

[WabbitPoo]

Its a funny thing. The seals have already been cut by somebody else on every site I've been to.

Well, perhaps everyone else is in the wrong too.