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I am electrician, can I have permission to remove the cut-out fuse to fit an isolator switch or change a consumer unit?

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I am electrician, can I have permission to remove the cut-out fuse to fit an isolator switch or change a consumer unit?

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No. To remove the cut-out fuse the security seals will be broken, this is not only dangerous but can leave you and/or the property owner liable to prosecution for energy theft. Contact the customers’ energy supplier and request that they arrange for the Meter Operator to fit an isolation switch. Find supplier by calling Distributor enquiry line. The suplier will be able to agree for meter operator to attend on an agreed date within a two hour time slot. This work may be chargeable. Further details for electricians are available at www.energynetworks.org then seach for “temporary disconnection”.