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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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  • mapj1:

    Damage to the seals might be seen as criminal.




    It may be a defence that the CU change (or WHY) was required to safeguard the householder's property. If it was done for the purpose of abstraction, that would be a very different matter.


    In practical terms, however, how do you prove beyond reasonable doubt that a particular electrician cut a seal?


    I recall reading somewhere that pulling the fuse would be a breach of contract, which would allow a DNO to terminate a service, but I cannot lay my hands on the source at the moment.

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  • mapj1:

    Damage to the seals might be seen as criminal.




    It may be a defence that the CU change (or WHY) was required to safeguard the householder's property. If it was done for the purpose of abstraction, that would be a very different matter.


    In practical terms, however, how do you prove beyond reasonable doubt that a particular electrician cut a seal?


    I recall reading somewhere that pulling the fuse would be a breach of contract, which would allow a DNO to terminate a service, but I cannot lay my hands on the source at the moment.

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