"Jimmy" wrote in message
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On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 23:56:06 GMT, "BigWallop"
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How about getting a second electric meter put in for the second flat.
Can a similar thing be done for that, (avoiding the need for trenches
to be dug, etc)? At the moment,. the whole house has just one mains
unit on the inside of the house on the ground floor.

J


How is the flat being supplied with electricity just now?

You can have a sub mains supply taken from the existing head end. This
entails only three Henley Blocks and one mains isolator switch to be
installed so that both supplies are still taken through the original
electricity supply system. The same applies to this as with the gas. The
same supply was always used by the whole house anyway, so just separating
the house in to two flats should be just like running the whole house as
before.

A separate electricity meter must be fitted by the Leccy company contractors
of course, but you can run a 25 mm Two Core SWA (Steel Wire Armoured) Cable
yourself from the existing head end to where you want the new meter to be
sited in the new flat. You can also install the Henley Blocks and a main
100 Amps rated isolator switch, it doesn't need to be fused because there is
already a fuse on the existing main head end that it is all connecting to.
The Leccy co. contractors will do the rest for you if everything passes
their final tests.

You must already have the new flat wired for single stand alone operation,
with its own consumer unit and 25 mm csa' (cross sectional area) Double
Insulated cable tails ready for the connection to the new meter when it is
installed. They will not connect the new flat to the new supply unless they
can test all the wiring installation for proper operation. If they find any
faults, and I mean even the slightest fault, with the wiring, they will not
connect the new supply to the consumer unit. They will then charge you
further call-out and labour costs for any other visits they have to make
after any remedial work they say you have to do. So it's better to get it
all done perfectly before you go calling them in to connect you up to a new
supply.

Hope this helps you a bit.