This may have been the location of a pre-payment meter in the past.Called out to customer who had lost all power. They had called the DNO out, who confirmed all ok on their side.
I turn up, follow tails from cutout, oddly not going to the adjacent consumer unit. They vanished up with the boxed in soil pipe. Went upstairs, found a 45amp isolator.
Yep, it had been turned off. No idea why it was there. Odd location for it, and really no need.
It's gone now!
That was quick - good stuff this air travelWasn't expecting three pages to such a bromodic photo. Forgot I had posted it. I'm now in the sun in Turkey
Assuming that they are both 'of sound mind', it seems pretty unlikely that one of them would suddenly decide to deliberately operate a switch (of unknown function) that they had not touched for many years. Accidental operation would seem more likely - is it in a location where it could be fairly easily 'knocked off'? (as has been said, it looks as if it is at the top of some cupboard).
They don't, but there again, they are not usually in top corners of cupboards, waiting to be hit by a broomstick, or whatever.
That was quick - good stuff this air travelWasn't expecting three pages to such a bromodic photo. Forgot I had posted it. I'm now in the sun in Turkey
Assuming that they are both 'of sound mind', it seems pretty unlikely that one of them would suddenly decide to deliberately operate a switch (of unknown function) that they had not touched for many years. Accidental operation would seem more likely - is it in a location where it could be fairly easily 'knocked off'? (as has been said, it looks as if it is at the top of some cupboard).
Kind Regards, John
When you say "boxed in", are you actually referring to a cupboard, with a openable door, rather than something which could only be opened (easily or with difficulty!) 'with the use of a tool'?
Are you saying that the switch which magically got turned off was only accessible by removing wallpaper, plasterboard and plaster?
Thanks for clarifying - I was merely trying to interpret:
It sounds like it - but, as BAS pointed out in stronger language, that (or, at least, the failure to connect the operation of the switch {after many years of presumably not touching it} with the loss of power) would seem very odd!
Are you suggesting the lady of the house is a witch?
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