Ring Main at Consumer unit

Presumably he pulled it to see the 100A rating then. Or maybe read the holder, but the 100A fuse holders often have something lighter fitted inside, the exact value depends on the DNO load balancing strategy, a complex sum involving street main impedances and cable lengths, and most importantly what was in the box of bits in the back of the truck on the day if it is a replacement.

Or just very occasionally it reveals a total horror like a larger one with the lugs cut off to make it fit,  (seen once in a lifetime to be fair ) or a blown one jumped with 2  or 3 strands of 30A fuse wire. (more common, but still in single figures  I think.)

I suspect however, looking at the meter that the seal fairy cast it's rather dodgy spell to make them vanish after the meter was changed to allow the new consumer unit to be fitted. It is quite common for that to happen, and round here (SSE) if it is obvious that it is not abstraction they just re-seal and leave a standard warning notice reminding you that the fuse is the DNO property and not to play with it.

If they see things that do look dodgy, like odd bits of wire where they should not be or unexplained scratches, burns, or holes in the unmetered  tails, then it gets a lot more serious very quickly.

(example pics)


I'd have expected the condition report to say 'seals are missing, contact supplier to have them replaced' or something equally bland, as that too is an example live parts that can now be exposed that should not be, as to line up with the seals the screws are not tight, and can often be  finger undone without tools. I guess in all the enthusiasm he missed that bit..

Mike.

Presumably he pulled it to see the 100A rating then. Or maybe read the holder, but the 100A fuse holders often have something lighter fitted inside, the exact value depends on the DNO load balancing strategy, a complex sum involving street main impedances and cable lengths, and most importantly what was in the box of bits in the back of the truck on the day if it is a replacement.

Or just very occasionally it reveals a total horror like a larger one with the lugs cut off to make it fit,  (seen once in a lifetime to be fair ) or a blown one jumped with 2  or 3 strands of 30A fuse wire. (more common, but still in single figures  I think.)

I suspect however, looking at the meter that the seal fairy cast it's rather dodgy spell to make them vanish after the meter was changed to allow the new consumer unit to be fitted. It is quite common for that to happen, and round here (SSE) if it is obvious that it is not abstraction they just re-seal and leave a standard warning notice reminding you that the fuse is the DNO property and not to play with it.

If they see things that do look dodgy, like odd bits of wire where they should not be or unexplained scratches, burns, or holes in the unmetered  tails, then it gets a lot more serious very quickly.

(example pics)


I'd have expected the condition report to say 'seals are missing, contact supplier to have them replaced' or something equally bland, as that too is an example live parts that can now be exposed that should not be, as to line up with the seals the screws are not tight, and can often be  finger undone without tools. I guess in all the enthusiasm he missed that bit..

Mike.