Basic insulation exposed in electrical outdoor meter box.

There’s debate about exposed basic insulation in meter cupboards being satisfactory or not? Industry guidance (WRAG) say it’s satisfactory if the door’s in good shape, what’s people views on this ?

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  • I havn't seen this post since it's inception, and have skimmed read it - there's a lot there - so apologies if this idea has been floated before - I think I have a simple solution.

    I have fitted a lot of enclosures in the past that have a see through perspex screen as soon as you open the door. Not meter boxes but other stuff.

    I'd have zero problems with SWA, glanded onto a 90' metal thingy that allows the SWA to be terminated and earthed - as I've seen commonly in use - and the single insulated inner cores go onto to terminate into the switch fuse and then have a perspex screen in the front of that. 

    The householder can still read the meter but not touch the electrical parts. 

    I think single insulated cores in a meter box are a minimal risk anyway, but my suggestion would be an easy retrofit that'd satisfy everyone.

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  • I havn't seen this post since it's inception, and have skimmed read it - there's a lot there - so apologies if this idea has been floated before - I think I have a simple solution.

    I have fitted a lot of enclosures in the past that have a see through perspex screen as soon as you open the door. Not meter boxes but other stuff.

    I'd have zero problems with SWA, glanded onto a 90' metal thingy that allows the SWA to be terminated and earthed - as I've seen commonly in use - and the single insulated inner cores go onto to terminate into the switch fuse and then have a perspex screen in the front of that. 

    The householder can still read the meter but not touch the electrical parts. 

    I think single insulated cores in a meter box are a minimal risk anyway, but my suggestion would be an easy retrofit that'd satisfy everyone.

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