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EICR Basic Insulation on Meter Tails

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Hi Guys n Girls

Im currenlty doing EICRs for a local authourity.

Basic Insulation od meter tails of more than 15mm showing. So coding it as C2

Client Compliance Manager is saying that I should rectify? But i thought it was ilegal to tamper with DNO equipment? So Im uncomforttable doing this . Compliance manager said he will issue an email stating that it is ok to do this? That also cannot be legal?

What are my options, and where do I stand legally?

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    I have seen short lengths of small diameter 'split conduit'  used  to cover  exposed singles after the fact. Personally  I do not think it offers any advantage over tape, but regs wise you can run singles inside it, whereas tape is not recognised.


    I'm not convinced it is a real C2, and the not very great benefits  are mostly  offset by the dangers and inconvenience of having  to  take it all to bits to work on- we need to ask, is there a  credible chance of the exposed inner insulation being damaged and exposing live copper in this case, as presumably there is a meter in the way that will get hit first.


    This is not the normal and more dangerous case of exposed inner cores where a flex has been half pulled out of the cord grip in a rose or a plug.


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    I have seen short lengths of small diameter 'split conduit'  used  to cover  exposed singles after the fact. Personally  I do not think it offers any advantage over tape, but regs wise you can run singles inside it, whereas tape is not recognised.


    I'm not convinced it is a real C2, and the not very great benefits  are mostly  offset by the dangers and inconvenience of having  to  take it all to bits to work on- we need to ask, is there a  credible chance of the exposed inner insulation being damaged and exposing live copper in this case, as presumably there is a meter in the way that will get hit first.


    This is not the normal and more dangerous case of exposed inner cores where a flex has been half pulled out of the cord grip in a rose or a plug.


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