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On the subject of pulling the DNO fuse.

alanblaby
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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    AJJewsbury:




    it could be reasonably replaced by a cable tie?  Same means of removal, i.e. by wire snips...



    I guess in theory yes - in practice though a reasonbly robust nylon tie probably isn't going to fit though the little holes they provide. Maybe it could go around the whole thing, but it then gets difficult to ensure it can't be slid off.


    It's about intent isn't it? If you are very agile, you could probably bite it off. (When I was a very small boy, I could bite not just my finger nails, but also my toe nails; nowadays I do well to kiss my knees.)


    Isn't it like those hopeless dolly locks? Yes, you have demonstrated safe isolation, but one good tug and the lock comes off. However, should there be any difficulty, you can still demonstrate that the padlock was secure.


    Funny old thing, nowadays DNOs and meter installers take pictures of their completed work.

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    AJJewsbury:




    it could be reasonably replaced by a cable tie?  Same means of removal, i.e. by wire snips...



    I guess in theory yes - in practice though a reasonbly robust nylon tie probably isn't going to fit though the little holes they provide. Maybe it could go around the whole thing, but it then gets difficult to ensure it can't be slid off.


    It's about intent isn't it? If you are very agile, you could probably bite it off. (When I was a very small boy, I could bite not just my finger nails, but also my toe nails; nowadays I do well to kiss my knees.)


    Isn't it like those hopeless dolly locks? Yes, you have demonstrated safe isolation, but one good tug and the lock comes off. However, should there be any difficulty, you can still demonstrate that the padlock was secure.


    Funny old thing, nowadays DNOs and meter installers take pictures of their completed work.

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