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Live Exposed Conductive Parts.

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I have left the hyphens out because the parts that I am referring to are normally live but insulated by a cover. 


I was working in a bungalow today. The consumer unit is situated at high level just below the ceiling in the kitchen. Below the consumer unit is a tall storage cupboard. When I used my steps to turn off an M.C.B. I noticed that the long plastic bus-bar cover that is normally inside the consumer unit was left out on top of the tall storage cupboard. Also a modern energy meter had no cover on it and the four terminal screws were visible. The screws are partly recessed by 2 or 3mm but are still touchable if you put you finger against them. I suspect the solar panel installers are to blame.


So, the owner could be searching for an item stored on top of the tall storage cupboard and get a nasty shock. I suspect that the cover meant to cover the live meter terminals was dropped down the back of the fixed tall storage cupboard.


Bad all round.


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    MHRestorations:

    Zoom, thanks for the tip about the choc bock on the busbar fingers. We keep a selection of those slip on yellow covers with the lightning flash symbol on them, but they don't fit all makes.




    Indeed MH some parts are not fit for purpose and just fall off, like the plastic consumer unit bus-bar covers and unused way blanks. I apply the "get out of jail free" card, Reg. 133.1.3 if using a site constructed or designed device. But it must  "provide at least the same degree of safety" as an "official approved" part. 


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    MHRestorations:

    Zoom, thanks for the tip about the choc bock on the busbar fingers. We keep a selection of those slip on yellow covers with the lightning flash symbol on them, but they don't fit all makes.




    Indeed MH some parts are not fit for purpose and just fall off, like the plastic consumer unit bus-bar covers and unused way blanks. I apply the "get out of jail free" card, Reg. 133.1.3 if using a site constructed or designed device. But it must  "provide at least the same degree of safety" as an "official approved" part. 


    Z.

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