Blanks missing from CU in 2 senarios

[Deleted account]

Who says you cannot re-energise a circuit with a C1 and who says you can re-energise a circuit with a C2?

Would you energise a circuit you knew to have a danger present?

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

So if a CU has a blank missing and you give it a C1, do you isolate the CU until you fit a blank? What if you haven't any spare or the correct blank for the CU, do you isolate the CU and only energise it when you have fitted the blank? (All friendly questions, as I am curious)
I would be miffed if the CU had to be isolated for a length of time just due to a blank missing. Are all customers that thick that they will stick their finder in somewhere that you have just told them is dangerous?

But is a missing blank a C1 or a C2

 

[Deleted account]

So if a CU has a blank missing and you give it a C1, do you isolate the CU until you fit a blank? What if you haven't any spare or the correct blank for the CU, do you isolate the CU and only energise it when you have fitted the blank? (All friendly questions, as I am curious)
I would be miffed if the CU had to be isolated for a length of time just due to a blank missing. Are all customers that thick that they will stick their finder in somewhere that you have just told them is dangerous?

As I said earlier in this case it's easy. I always carry spare blanks so would fit them there and then so no issue.

If I was on a job and went to the board to isolate I would notice right away that blanks where missing. If I didn't have any on me I would not continue with the job until I rectified this. As I had not started the job I would not have isolated at this stage therefore there would be no onus on me to re energise.

This whole thread is really a bit pointless, but quite interesting, as it's an easy fix. Minimal cost minimal time to sort. No issue.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Would you energise a circuit you knew to have a danger present?

Strangely enough, I did just that a few times yesterday evening.

 

[westward10]

But is a missing blank a C1 or a C2

Don't matter they mean the same thing.

 

[westward10]

I re-energise all the time never a worry.

 

[Nigel]

This thread is just a troll fest now.

 

[Des 56]

Given its been stated a few times
Since when has an electrician had the authority to make a decision to isolate anything

 

[Spoon]

This thread is just a troll fest now.

Mine was in no way meant as a troll and I got a decent answer so I'm happy.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

As we all know the first thing to do when conducting a periodic inspection, is to inspect.
So finding a missing blank or a damaged socket should not involve de-energising any circuits.
So the question is, are you going to de-energise the affected circuit knowing full well that you will not re-energise the circuit before the C1 condition is rectified?