All newer ESB meters have a full double pole isolator on the bottom.
You litterally have a situation where you've got:
Fuse - Meter - Double pole isolating switch - (power company end) The idea being that the power company or electricians can fully and safely isolate the supply. I remember seeing one system where throwing the main switch on the distribution board left a circuit wired on a sub-panel live!
going to --- double pole isolating switch - neozed fuse (63amps usually) --- RCD --- MCBs..
Putting a switch before the meter wouldn't be desirable from the power company perspective. You could isolate the meter, bypass it and turn the power back on!
A tad over specified but no shortage of ways of isolating it !
[This message has been edited by djk (edited 05-13-2003).]
