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Can anyone provide any information of any electrician who has ever been convicted of "interference of a meter" for just replacing an old one with a new meter that met the standards? I severely doubt it.
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So just an agreement with guidelines?
Anyone can make departures from bs7671 provided that the departure/s do not impair the safety of the installation.
Now I'm not "trained" to install meters but the state of some of the tails I've seen (exposed copper conductors showing) not being terminated properly and with stamped security seals still in place, I'd go as far as saying these meter fitters are a disgrace and shouldn't even be allowed to look at a screwdriver let alone touch one
Can anyone provide any information of any electrician who has ever been convicted of "interference of a meter" for just replacing an old one with a new meter that met the standards? I severely doubt it.
Not a criminal case but how about this thread as an example of what can go wrong.Can anyone provide any information of any electrician who has ever been convicted of "interference of a meter" for just replacing an old one with a new meter that met the standards? I severely doubt it.
So just an agreement with guidelines?
Anyone can make departures from bs7671 provided that the departure/s do not impair the safety of the installation.
Now I'm not "trained" to install meters but the state of some of the tails I've seen (exposed copper conductors showing) not being terminated properly and with stamped security seals still in place, I'd go as far as saying these meter fitters are a disgrace and shouldn't even be allowed to look at a screwdriver let alone touch one
Not a criminal case but how about this thread as an example of what can go wrong.Can anyone provide any information of any electrician who has ever been convicted of "interference of a meter" for just replacing an old one with a new meter that met the standards? I severely doubt it.
Can anyone provide any information of any electrician who has ever been convicted of "interference of a meter" for just replacing an old one with a new meter that met the standards? I severely doubt it.
Then you'd have a CCJ to deal with. It's all well and good to spout off on here about what you would or wouldn't do but let me ask you this.Probably the same script as the op, but I wouldn't pay it. I'd tell em to call HSE if they wanna know its safe and fit for continued use and I certainly wouldn't be paying them a single penny.
So just an agreement with guidelines?
Anyone can make departures from bs7671 provided that the departure/s do not impair the safety of the installation.
Now I'm not "trained" to install meters but the state of some of the tails I've seen (exposed copper conductors showing) not being terminated properly and with stamped security seals still in place, I'd go as far as saying these meter fitters are a disgrace and shouldn't even be allowed to look at a screwdriver let alone touch one
Only things after the meter come under BS767
1. You’re talking though your arse.
Probably the same script as the op, but I wouldn't pay it. I'd tell em to call HSE if they wanna know its safe and fit for continued use and I certainly wouldn't be paying them a single penny.
Not that I actually fit meters but its just a different angle of thought. There simply isn't a law to saw you can't do.
Think of it this way, its a legal requirement to be gas safe registered to work on combi boilers, but its not a legal requirement to have any kind of electrical qualification to be an electrician, but people do
Then you'd have a CCJ to deal with. It's all well and good to spout of on here about what you would or wouldn't do but let me ask you this.Probably the same script as the op, but I wouldn't pay it. I'd tell em to call HSE if they wanna know its safe and fit for continued use and I certainly wouldn't be paying them a single penny.
Will you move a meter for me?
If not, why not?
Then you'd have a CCJ to deal with. It's all well and good to spout off on here about what you would or wouldn't do but let me ask you this.
Will you move a meter for me?
If not, why not?
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