Re: Kwalifried sparky
"Assurred that the house had 2 rings and the upstairs ring had its fure removed....attempted to disconect power socket only to have my best electrical screwdriver explode in a blinding blue flash"
Dad taught me.
1. Pull relevant the fuse in the consumer unit (better, just turn it off completely, but wives sometimes have arguments against that option)
2. Put fuse in pocket so no one can put it back in.
3. Make sure the relevant circuit is dead by turning on lights or plugging something in.