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elsparko
i think he is part of the jobbing crew that twist the ends of cables together then wrap with insulating tape.Clearly you didn't remove the correct fuse, you removed what you thought was the correct fuse. - And it may well have been at one time, but you have no way of knowing what bodgery has taken place since it was installed. What circuit might have been crossed with what other etc.
Nobody with even the vaguest idea of what they're doing would work on a circuit without PROVING it's dead; testing it with a meter or probe of some kind. If you don't have the (cheap and simple) tools to do that and the knowledge to use them, then you should not be anywhere near your house wiring.
You CANNOT just assume throwing any switch or breaker or removing any fuse isolates anything... For all you know the handle might move and the thing goes clunk but the contacts are stuck inside. - You need to PROVE the system is dead; end of.
Next time you consider doing something this stupid consider that you may not only kill yourself, but even if you 'complete' your repair (with all your lack of knowledge) you might well place a fault on the system that causes a fire or shock risk in your own home or even somewhere else. - In other words, your stupidity could cost an innocent person their life.
guess he doesnt plan on running a successful business one day, reputation is everything in this game of trades, i would refuse to work for an employer who insisted on cutting corners to save a few quid, how much is a multimeter these days ? ÂŁ5-ÂŁ10?, for the sake of it possibly saving his life he decides he would rather have a few quid.