Car wash not working properly

[Wontdothatagain]

Got called to a petrol station this morning in a emergency. They had there meter replaced yesterday evening and now none of the pumps would work and the car wash kept tripping the breaker.

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• Wontdothatagain
• 29 Jul 2011
• 1

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Colour blind meter fitter?

Or a f***wit who thought the tape was just to brighten the area up?

 

[Wontdothatagain]

Unemployed meter fitter as of 10.30am today

 

[RF Lighting]

Do you not have to prove phase rotation before and after a meter swap?

I've seen SP installs checked for polarity before and after a meter swap.

 

[westie101]

Do you not have to prove phase rotation before and after a meter swap?

I've seen SP installs checked for polarity before and after a meter swap.

Yes and yes and see the post above yours!

 

[RF Lighting]

Ahhhhh

 

[sparkticus]

Criminally negligent. Did the installer think the coloured tape was for insulation reasons? As RFLighting has asked surely they are obliged to do a phase rotation test on the meter output?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Unemployed meter fitter as of 10.30am today

If his lack of competence was due to lack of training, he's got a good chance of going for unfair dismissal.

 

[sparkticus]

Unemployed meter fitter as of 10.30am today

If his lack of competence was due to lack of training, he's got a good chance of going for unfair dismissal.

That's one way for the 3 - 5 day wonders to make a living

 

[xr4x4]

It's not rocket science, I noticed something is wrong from the picture and I'm not an electrician!

 

[efiste2]

it disturbs me that the person who did this was "deeemed" to be competant to work on the mains side.....Personally I cant help thinking this is yet another example of letting any old contractor loose on the network....Yes I appreciate that it isnt technically the network but it carries the same dangers and has the same potential to go badly wrong...

 

[sparkticus]

it disturbs me that the person who did this was "deeemed" to be competant to work on the mains side.....Personally I cant help thinking this is yet another example of letting any old contractor loose on the network....Yes I appreciate that it isnt technically the network but it carries the same dangers and has the same potential to go badly wrong...

Imagine if there was a three phase motor on the end of the circuit!

Are you saying that the DNO sub-contract meter installations?


EDIT: Thinking about it I guess the meter is not the concern of the DNO?

 

[flameport]

Imagine if there was a three phase motor on the end of the circuit!

As it's a car wash, there probably is.

 

[RF Lighting]

And more worryingly petrol pumps too.

Or petrol vacuums as they are now.

 

[westie101]

Are you saying that the DNO sub-contract meter installations?

The suppliers contract metering to meter operators (MOPS), they employ their own staff and also sub-contract.

Most of the MOPs staff are reasonable but with the very proscriptive rules placed by the suppliers some unusual things occur that lead yto conflict between the DNOs and the MOPs.
A lot of the meter operatives also tend to see things solely within the 17th edition as they don't understand that DNO equipment and meters are not covered by them.