RTS Meter Replacement - 4 or 5-Terminal Smart Meter?

Phones4Chris

The Smart meter installation and all associated factors will have absolutely no effect on the safety.

Re: the Living room lighting, is that fused spur for the two lights part of the "light" switch or is it separate?

If you pull the fuse on the spur, do the other 4 lights still operate? If so, it seems that this part of the circuit may be the only part with a potential safety concern on the assumption that the washing machine has a fused spur, and it depends on the oven rating and the size cable connecting it as to whether there's a problem there.

I would get a competent person to look at the wiring for those 4 lights and maybe the oven.

Whilst it's all rather unconventional (to say the least) I don't thing there appears to be other immediate concerns.

Maybe the 40A has nothing connected to it.

TCA

Phones4Chris said:

Re: the Living room lighting, is that fused spur for the two lights part of the "light" switch or is it separate?

The fused spur for the two lights is in a corner of the room (which 50 years ago was an alcove) and behind the television, so down near the tv socket (albeit the tv is on one of the 15A circuits). So it works the wall light behind the television. It's all on one plate/outlet. The switch with a red light above it.

I'm presuming it works the next light along the wall as well (the bulb needs replaced and I didn't switch them out to check) but the other lights definitely work from the separate double light switch near the door entrance. So the fused spur might just be for the one light. Not sure if that makes any difference but I'll check that next time I'm there and will also pull the fuse on the spur. Presumably I can remove the fuse safely as long as the switch is off? i.e. no need to trip at the Wylex box?     

Phones4Chris

Well I've tried to make this post at least a dozen times (forum bugs!), earliest was at lunchtime - 

Yes you can remove the fuse safely from the spur if it's switched off. You may need a small screwdriver as a lever depending on the type of fuse holder, but generally with the older ones you can just grab it!

In theory you can safely remove them even if it's switched on!