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Swapping meter tails - no consumer fuse
I have a 30s house with some rubber-coated wiring.
Before replacing this, I'm going to put in a new consumer unit. Before doing that, I'd like to ask a couple of questions. My problem: There is no consumer fuse - tails go straight from the supply cable to the meter. From the meter, the tails go to a small junction box (would this be a "Henley" block?). Tails then go from the junction box to the consumer unit. My plan is to carefully remove the old consumer unit tails from the live terminals using an insulated screwdriver, then fit new consumer unit and new tails. My other problem: The current wiring would not pass any sort of inspection, and I'm not expecting to finish the rewiring very soon. Q1: Who owns the junction box? It is after the meter, but is sealed with wire and (old looking) lead crimps. That might mean something official, or might be to discourage me from the above dangerous manouver. Q2: What exactly is inside the junction box? Bakelite box, about 4" x 3". The meter tails enter on the bottom-right one in front of the other (ie in a plane perpendicular to the wall) and the consumer unit tails exit on the bottom-left, similarly one in front of the other. Thanks, Al. |
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