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Conductor repair
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I have come across an socket outlet which has had the insulation on a neutral wire repaired with heat shrink, it looks like the socket screw has damaged it previously. Would this be an acceptable repair?
I just looked at the photo again myself, nothing to do with the EICR, the meter was calibrated April 1989 and belongs to the Midland Electricity Board.
I just looked at the photo again myself, nothing to do with the EICR, the meter was calibrated April 1989 and belongs to the Midland Electricity Board.
Certification period twenty years, so presumably it should have been replaced around eleven years ago.
Ah, but this is where the wording of the reg gets interesting .... you need a key or tool to access the inside of the meter box - so it could be argued that the whole meter box meets the requirements of an electrical enclosure - so lack of proper additional insulation/sheaths/enclosure within the meter box is no more a departure than having exposed terminals within a joint box.
(the suitability of whatever's under the tape notwithstanding of course)
A couple of Henley blocks or a 2 pole isolator would have been a better solution, assuming this was done to avoid calling in someone allowed/prepared to open meter seals. Still the good news is that polarity is indicated and there appears to be a CPC.
Ah, but this is where the wording of the reg gets interesting .... you need a key or tool to access the inside of the meter box - so it could be argued that the whole meter box meets the requirements of an electrical enclosure - so lack of proper additional insulation/sheaths/enclosure within the meter box is no more a departure than having exposed terminals within a joint box.
(the suitability of whatever's under the tape notwithstanding of course)
- Andy.
A meter cabinet would be accessed by non skilled persons to read the meter and you couldn’t exactly isolator it safely. It’s the black neutral which doesn’t look good.
A meter cabinet would be accessed by non skilled persons to read the meter and you couldn’t exactly isolator it safely
As far as I can tell the wording of the regulations isn't based on accessibility by non-skilled persons.... and forced isolation is only required if it can be opened without needing a key or tool and live parts inside don't have IP2X protection.
