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is this fair
Sep 21st, 2004, 9:38pm
 
my neighbour had his tails from the cutout to the meter nearly go into meltdown the other day. just a connection that had gone loose and got hot nothing to do with him. the suppliers came out and put in a new cut out and tails.and they want to put in a new meter now but he has to to get his house tested and supply a certificate. is this fair?
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Re: is this fair
Reply #1 - Sep 21st, 2004, 10:42pm
 
Hey Essox

Yes supplying a certificate is infact normal for an electrical supplier to request, Just tells them that the installation is all safe and meets regulations, then they will connect up for you, the fact that the tails melted is for one a bit of a concern, and I would have suggested getting things checked out just for that happening.

They will most likely want a Periodic Inspection Report, which an Electrican will be able to do for you after testing and inspecting that the house is safe and meets requirements.
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Reply #2 - Sep 21st, 2004, 11:56pm
 
i would say no because the tails that melted were the rec tails

so any follow up work should be the recs problem
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Re: is this fair
Reply #3 - Sep 22nd, 2004, 12:50am
 
Yeah it is the REC's problem to sort out, but not necessarily the REC's fault they melted...

Either way it's going to need a certificate to satisfy them  Roll Eyes
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Reply #4 - Sep 22nd, 2004, 4:49pm
 
They just need you to fill in a form which states that the installation meets 16 ed regs. You can usually download a form from the REC's website. Failing this, get a PIR done.
REC just wants a disclaimer to say that if anything goes bang when they connect up, it isn't their fault.

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Reply #5 - Sep 22nd, 2004, 6:29pm
 
More commonly known as 'passing the buck'

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Reply #6 - Sep 22nd, 2004, 8:37pm
 
Yup, RR, True......But........

In this day and age, everyone is out to sue(spelling?) each other, and people will always target largest companies, expecting a quick and easy pay-off.  This is why so many companies these days want to 'pass the buck'

We recently had a 1200amp incomer installed to a property we maintain (fused at 800amp for the time being - future proof).  The incomer from the rec has a MCCB as the overload device - padlocked in the on position (it can still trip with the bolt in place).  When asked if we could use it as the means of isolation (ie, could they remove their padlock), the answer was, we would like to be able to, but if the mccb blew up when you tripped it in, we would be to blame, and you could sue.

This is the way the country has gone.  We used to be able to watch the rec do live jointing in water filled pits, cant get anywhere near now.
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Reply #7 - Sep 22nd, 2004, 9:00pm
 
[quote author=Lectrician  link=1095799097/0#6 date=1095881850]We used to be able to watch the rec do live jointing in water filled pits, cant get anywhere near now. [/quote]

wtf?, rather dodge ey  Roll Eyes
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