On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 02:17:47 GMT, "BigWallop"
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"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.

Can you take a look at this photo of the thing. Yes, it's a bit of a
pig's breakfast, but two of the switch boxes will be superfluous when
I do the work. So they can be removed, restoring the setup to how it
was whn originally installed by the 'lectric co.

Onto the photo, I have drawn labels A,, B, & C for easy reference.

C is the head end, I take it. But A, B, and C all have lead+wire
seals on the cover screws, presumably meaning I'm not supposed to
break the seals. Yes? After looking at the photo, do you still think
I can run a SWA cable from the head end to the place where I want a
new meter in the other flat?

What's happens if the Leccy Co comes along and finds a seal or two
broken?

Cheers,

J