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    Smart meter install failed

    I contacted NPower today to confirm they were going to fit a fused switch unit. Despite agreeing to replace the isolation switch and booking an appointment to do it all they have done is to arrange another appointment to fit a smart meter. They recorded the first attempt as a complaint and I had...
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    Smart meter install failed

    I would be grateful if you can provide me the regulation reference that requires an isolator to contain a fuse. Ideally to quote the relevant paragraph so I can ensure that my installation remains complaint. Do you know if they have to provide me with any certification if they replace the isolator?
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    Smart meter install failed

    Thanks for the additional information. Although I have a degree in Electrical Engineering I am no longer up to date with current regulations (I worked in the computer industry, now retired) I will attempt to confirm NPower would fit a fused isolator. The only reason for contemplating having a...
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    Smart meter install failed

    NPower have arranged a date to replace the isolator free of charge. I note the comments about the fuse protecting the cable. Is this required by the regulations? The SWA leaves the meter box at the bottom and then runs up the outside wall to the ceiling level (it is a bungalow) and through...
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    Smart meter install failed

    Update: After discussing this with NPower they have agreed to visit again (in two weeks) to replace the isolation switch with a smaller one free of charge. Why the smart meter installer could not have done it on this visit I don't know, he had one on his van and showed it to me. Once this has...
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    Smart meter install failed

    The Isolator is rated at 100 amp. I have not taken the fuse out to see what is fitted. There is nothing wrong with the isolator but it prevents the smart meter from being fitted as it is much bigger than the existing meter. The isolator box is 31cm high and 18.5 cm wide which seems excessive...
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    Smart meter install failed

    I had arranged for a Smart Meter to be installed today. It would not fit due to the size of the isolation switch currently fitted. See photo of the inside of the meter box located outside. Is it necessary to fit such a large fused isolation switch? The SWA cable at the bottom runs to a consumer...
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    T.V aerial installation

    This is just a suggestion. It may go beyond your immediate requirements but I have installed a TV distribution system in my home that allows for an number of further options. It does require two (or three to support satellite) coaxial cables to be installed to the main TV location. We bought a...
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    Ethernet point no internet

    In fact A and B colour coding wiring schemes are both equally valid. The important things are to use the SAME standard at both ends of the cable and especially to keep each of the pairs of colour matched wires twisted up to the point where they are connected. A simple cable tester tests DC...
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    Ethernet point no internet

    In fact A and B colour coding wiring schemes are both equally valid. The important things are to use the SAME standard at both ends of the cable and especially to keep each of the pairs of colour matched wires twisted up to the point where they are connected. A simple cable tester tests DC...
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    Downlights and the different varieties..

    I specified (and obtained for the installer) Enlight fittings with exchangeable bezels for a kitchen refit. The removable bezels made painting the newly skimmed ceiling very fast. Unfortunately the decorator replaced the bezels before the paint was dry (less than 5 minutes after painting)...
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    Office 365 about to run out.

    Open Office has been mentioned several times in this thread. Support for this product does not seem to be very good and it is danger of being "abandonware". There is a lot of comparisons on the Internet. The free product you should be considering is LibreOffice. It "forked" from Open Office...
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    EICR - Anyone local to me?

    The time has now come to have an EICR on my property. I moved in two years ago and I have found some things which were obviously dangerous (e.g. bare live wires protruding from bathroom wall where a cabinet had been removed). I have fixed that problem (I used the cable to feed the Mira shower...

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