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A friend of mine (honest!) needed to move his electricity meter He spoke to the supplier, who said that he can get any registered electrician to move it. A registered electrician has done so, but of course broken all the seals I understood that only the supplier can move it - is that still the case? What rings alarm bells is that my friend said the supplier said it should be a CORGI registered electrician - I thought CORGI was Council for Registered *Gas* Installers Cheers -- Ben Mack Watchfront Electronics - Bespoke R&D - http://www.watchfront.co.uk/ Watchfront Internet - ADSL, Colo - http://www.watchfront.net/ Are you bricking it? - Firewalls - http://www.firebrick.co.uk/ |
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writes He spoke to the supplier, who said that he can get any registered electrician to move it. A registered electrician has done so, but of course broken all the seals I understood that only the supplier can move it - is that still the case? It has been covered a few times here and appears not to be a problem. The 'official' way appears to be to write a notification of works to the supplier telling them what is about to be done then write to them after the works to tell them that work has been completed and inviting them to re-seal the meter connections at their convenience. It's really an arse covering exercise so make the second letter recorded delivery. -- fred Plusnet - I hope you like vanilla |
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"Owain" wrote in message ... Ben Mack wrote: A friend of mine (honest!) needed to move his electricity meter He spoke to the supplier, who said that he can get any registered electrician to move it. What's a "registered" electrician? Registered with whom? A registered electrician has done so, but of course broken all the seals I understood that only the supplier can move it - is that still the case? It's their property, so I would have thought so. What rings alarm bells is that my friend said the supplier said it should be a CORGI registered electrician - I thought CORGI was Council for Registered *Gas* Installers It is, and proof that whoever your friend speaking to at the suppliers was a witless numpty. Owain I have seen an advert in one of the mags about CORGI applying to do a CORGI Electrician scheme. In the small print it did say the scheme was subject to approval from ODPM. Another Part P scheme I assume. Mind you part P will not allow you to move a meter. Only the supplier should arrange and do that. Adam |
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Ben Mack wrote:
Hi All A friend of mine (honest!) needed to move his electricity meter He spoke to the supplier, who said that he can get any registered electrician to move it. A registered electrician has done so, but of course broken all the seals I understood that only the supplier can move it - is that still the case? What rings alarm bells is that my friend said the supplier said it should be a CORGI registered electrician - I thought CORGI was Council for Registered *Gas* Installers Cheers Anyone can move the meter, but you need to get the leccy company to inspect and re-aeal. There responsibility extends to the meter only, after that its the BCO and electrical regs to specify length of tails and switchgear and wiring that follows. Usually a phone call to them and 'Ive moved the meter, can you reseal it' gets a man in a van pretty quickly... |
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On Thu, 04 May 2006 18:32:42 +0000, ARWadsworth wrote:
"Owain" wrote in message ... Ben Mack wrote: A friend of mine (honest!) needed to move his electricity meter He spoke to the supplier, who said that he can get any registered electrician to move it. What's a "registered" electrician? Registered with whom? A registered electrician has done so, but of course broken all the seals I understood that only the supplier can move it - is that still the case? It's their property, so I would have thought so. What rings alarm bells is that my friend said the supplier said it should be a CORGI registered electrician - I thought CORGI was Council for Registered *Gas* Installers It is, and proof that whoever your friend speaking to at the suppliers was a witless numpty. Owain I have seen an advert in one of the mags about CORGI applying to do a CORGI Electrician scheme. In the small print it did say the scheme was subject to approval from ODPM. Another Part P scheme I assume. Mind you part P will not allow you to move a meter. Only the supplier should arrange and do that. Well I joined this scheme (I know it's feels like selling out to jags+chins+shags==6) It allows me, legally, to self certify single circuit installs and produce inspection and test forms. I suspect the latter will become increasingly more significant as the Blames Direct Culture shows no sign of letting up. I believe there are around a dozen schemes for being a registered electrician. -- Ed Sirett - Property maintainer and registered gas fitter. The FAQ for uk.diy is at http://www.diyfaq.org.uk Gas fitting FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFitting.html Sealed CH FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/SealedCH.html Choosing a Boiler FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/BoilerChoice.html |
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"Ed Sirett" wrote in message news On Thu, 04 May 2006 18:32:42 +0000, ARWadsworth wrote: "Owain" wrote in message ... Ben Mack wrote: A friend of mine (honest!) needed to move his electricity meter He spoke to the supplier, who said that he can get any registered electrician to move it. What's a "registered" electrician? Registered with whom? A registered electrician has done so, but of course broken all the seals I understood that only the supplier can move it - is that still the case? It's their property, so I would have thought so. What rings alarm bells is that my friend said the supplier said it should be a CORGI registered electrician - I thought CORGI was Council for Registered *Gas* Installers It is, and proof that whoever your friend speaking to at the suppliers was a witless numpty. Owain I have seen an advert in one of the mags about CORGI applying to do a CORGI Electrician scheme. In the small print it did say the scheme was subject to approval from ODPM. Another Part P scheme I assume. Mind you part P will not allow you to move a meter. Only the supplier should arrange and do that. Well I joined this scheme (I know it's feels like selling out to jags+chins+shags==6) It allows me, legally, to self certify single circuit installs and produce inspection and test forms. I suspect the latter will become increasingly more significant as the Blames Direct Culture shows no sign of letting up. I believe there are around a dozen schemes for being a registered electrician. -- Ed Sirett - Property maintainer and registered gas fitter. The FAQ for uk.diy is at http://www.diyfaq.org.uk Gas fitting FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFitting.html Sealed CH FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/SealedCH.html Choosing a Boiler FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/BoilerChoice.html I cannot fault you for joining regardless of your feeling for Part P. Is the Corgi version now an approved Part P scheme? Adam |
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On Thu, 04 May 2006 13:36:03 +0100, Owain
wrote: Ben Mack wrote: A friend of mine (honest!) needed to move his electricity meter He spoke to the supplier, who said that he can get any registered electrician to move it. What's a "registered" electrician? Registered with whom? The IEE* :-) * IET for pedants! -- |
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from The Natural Philosopher contains these words: Usually a phone call to them and 'Ive moved the meter, can you reseal it' gets a man in a van pretty quickly... Worked when I did it. Had to move the meter unexpectedly (poor planning and the discovery of some seriously dodgy wiring - old rubber stuff from which all the rubber had crumbled) and just moved it. Bloke came along later in the week and wasn't at all bothered. -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. |
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On Thu, 4 May 2006 11:35:16 +0100, Ben Mack wrote:
Hi All A friend of mine (honest!) needed to move his electricity meter He spoke to the supplier, who said that he can get any registered electrician to move it. A registered electrician has done so, but of course broken all the seals I understood that only the supplier can move it - is that still the case? I recently had a set-to with EDF Energy about the costs they wanted to charge for a relatively straightforward service alteration. It turns out that some of the work is contestable, some is non contestable. 'Moving a meter' quite often means moving both the meter and the service termination. Alterations to the service cable and termination are 'non-contestable'. Only the company owning the cable and main fuse can carry out any work on the service cable and main fuse. Moving the meter and carrying out a rudimentary check before reconnecting supply is contestable work, and can be carried out by persons other than the company owning the service cable. My choice of words there was quite deliberate. EDF Energy gave me a relatively short list of approved electrical contractors who were allowed to carry out the contestable works. Unfortunately I no longer have the correspondence, but the operative expression was *approved* contractors. Who approves them I can't remember, but I don't think it was as simple as a registered electrician. The contractors listed were all major businesses. Attitudes between companies obviously differ. I suspect in the situation you mention, the 'owning' company are taking a fairly relaxed attitude to who can move the meter and are accepting the work being carried out by a registered electrician, as distinct from an 'approved' contractor. -- the dot wanderer at tesco dot net |
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On Thu, 4 May 2006 20:03:09 UTC, Matt
wrote: On Thu, 04 May 2006 13:36:03 +0100, Owain wrote: Ben Mack wrote: A friend of mine (honest!) needed to move his electricity meter He spoke to the supplier, who said that he can get any registered electrician to move it. What's a "registered" electrician? Registered with whom? The IEE* :-) * IET for pedants! Merely those who are up to date (it's been over a month now!) Bob (MIET, I suppose, now) -- The information contained in this post is copyright the poster, and specifically may not be published in, or used by Avenue Supplies, http://avenuesupplies.co.uk |
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The Natural Philosopher wrote: Usually a phone call to them and 'Ive moved the meter, can you reseal it' gets a man in a van pretty quickly... Didn't here. I didn't actually move the meter, but removed it to replace the mounting board with a bigger one for a new CU. And of course had to remove the seal. The seal on the company fuse had been removed many years before and never replaced. I phoned them to say what I'd done and they showed little interest. -- *Remember: First you pillage, then you burn. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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In article , Ben Mack writes He spoke to the supplier, who said that he can get any registered electrician to move it. A registered electrician has done so, but of course broken all the seals I understood that only the supplier can move it - is that still the case? It has been covered a few times here Sorry, I should have googled first, have now done so and appears not to be a problem. So I see, though not entirely clear, it looks like he should get away with it Thanks everyone for your responses, most educational :-) Cheers -- Ben Mack Watchfront Electronics - Bespoke R&D - http://www.watchfront.co.uk/ Watchfront Internet - ADSL, Colo - http://www.watchfront.net/ Are you bricking it? - Firewalls - http://www.firebrick.co.uk/ |
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I have seen an advert in one of the mags about CORGI applying to do a CORGI Electrician scheme. In the small print it did say the scheme was subject to approval from ODPM. Another Part P scheme I assume. Mind you part P will not allow you to move a meter. Only the supplier should arrange and do that. Adam Just for the benefit of the group, the CORGI Part P Scheme is a restricted scheme, so do not assume that a CORGI competent person can do everything electrical, because they are not approved for that side. Nightmare scheme for the uninformed really. |
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Stephen Dawson wrote: Just for the benefit of the group, the CORGI Part P Scheme is a restricted scheme, so do not assume that a CORGI competent person can do everything electrical, because they are not approved for that side. Nightmare scheme for the uninformed really. Nothing changes, then. Most plumbers wire up central heating with only one type of cable - 3 core 0.5mm flex. Earth as switched line with no marking? Not a problem. Heat resistant close to the boiler? Never heard of it and it's too expensive... -- *Pride is what we have. Vanity is what others have. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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