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On the subject of pulling the DNO fuse.

There have been a couple of reports here of the DNO confronting electricians who have pulled their fuse.


It's getting closer to home, a work colleague was doing a CU change on a domestic house last week, no isolator fitted, so he pulled the fuse (no seals present).

South Nottinghamshire.


Around 90 minutes later there was a knock on the door, a guy from Western Power was investigating a power loss at the property, reported by the Smart Meter phoning home.

He gave the sparky a talking to, and warned they are getting strict in pursuing people who do it, he said meter fiddling was rife, so any loss of power is checked out asap.
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  • Regarding isolators, I'd much rather have a good switch-disconnector than what amounts to a main switch from a domestic CU. I would also wish to be 100% sure that when I have locked it off, it stays locked off.


    Regarding SSE's policy, I don't quite understand why a registered sparks can pull a fuse from a single phase head, but not a three phase one which is made up of three identical items. Perhaps it is because three phase ones may have a greater capacity than your ordinary 100 amp domestic ones. However, it's their equipment and their rules.
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  • Regarding isolators, I'd much rather have a good switch-disconnector than what amounts to a main switch from a domestic CU. I would also wish to be 100% sure that when I have locked it off, it stays locked off.


    Regarding SSE's policy, I don't quite understand why a registered sparks can pull a fuse from a single phase head, but not a three phase one which is made up of three identical items. Perhaps it is because three phase ones may have a greater capacity than your ordinary 100 amp domestic ones. However, it's their equipment and their rules.
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