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By *ee1959 OP Man
over a year ago
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Thanks for your reply, I'm renovating my place at the moment and I'm rewiring, I need to replace the distribution board, I'm presuming only the power supply company are allowed to remove the meter tails?. |
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By *otgirl32Woman
over a year ago
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Since there are electricians in the house, can I ask - what should it cost to get a new power outlet near my bed? Recently moved the bed to a different part of the room and no outlet near it. Annoying because lappy goes on battery and a long extension is just ugly. I know I can't do it myself and don't want to get ripped off.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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That would depend on how you wanted it done and how far the cables needed to be run.
If you wanted the walls chisseled out the cables plastered over and redecorated then obviously a lot more than a few feet of trunking tacked to your skirting boards. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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your sparky can cut the seal on the main fuse and then the fuse can be removed allowing the tails to be fitted to the new consumer unit .... when satisfactory initial verification (test and inspect) of the new installation has been carried out the local DNO (probably western power in your case) will come and fit a new seal. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Oh thanks Pieces I didn't know that, that would work out a lot less expensive than having the power company fit the tails too. Cheers. "
just don't go cutting the seal on the meter ..... as long as the tails from the meter to the CU are the correct size and are double insulated then just de-couple from the old CU and re-fit to the new CU or an double pole isolator switch suitable for the incomming amperage |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"your sparky can cut the seal on the main fuse and then the fuse can be removed allowing the tails to be fitted to the new consumer unit .... when satisfactory initial verification (test and inspect) of the new installation has been carried out the local DNO (probably western power in your case) will come and fit a new seal."
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Jesus man... You sound like your experienced? in nicking electric  |
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By *otgirl32Woman
over a year ago
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"That would depend on how you wanted it done and how far the cables needed to be run.
If you wanted the walls chisseled out the cables plastered over and redecorated then obviously a lot more than a few feet of trunking tacked to your skirting boards."
Probably the second option, don't think I want the walls dug into. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"My advice to you Mr amateur is be very careful!.
That's 10,000 amps on the other side of that fuse he just told you to pull out?"
i haven't actually told him to pull the fuse out |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Not to put a dampener on your renovations but I'm presuming your rewiring yourself?.
You do know that rewiring and consumer unit changes require part p building regs?.
Unless you know somebody who's an electrician you wont get your job signed off, no sparks are willing (or meant) to certificate other peoples work...a friendly one that you know well perhaps might if you put some beer tokens his way |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My advice to you Mr amateur is be very careful!.
That's 10,000 amps on the other side of that fuse he just told you to pull out?
i haven't actually told him to pull the fuse out "
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If he had a sparky working for him I don't think he'd be on here asking about it?.
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By (user no longer on site)
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Plus I hate to tell you this but that fuse has a seal on it!.
You have to cut the seal to pull the fuse, same seal on the meters to stop you tampering with them and if it's a smart meter it squeals on you to the popo that you pulled the fuse  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Plus I hate to tell you this but that fuse has a seal on it!.
You have to cut the seal to pull the fuse, same seal on the meters to stop you tampering with them and if it's a smart meter it squeals on you to the popo that you pulled the fuse "
what evs trevs .... stick to gas fitting an drinking too much vino tinto |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Plus I hate to tell you this but that fuse has a seal on it!.
You have to cut the seal to pull the fuse, same seal on the meters to stop you tampering with them and if it's a smart meter it squeals on you to the popo that you pulled the fuse
what evs trevs .... stick to gas fitting an drinking too much vino tinto "
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I get slandered ,libeled I hear words I never heard in the Bible... I'm one step ahead of the shoe shine two steps away from the county line just trying to keep my costumers satisfied  |
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