I am renovating a semi-detached cottage. The cottage is isolated but we
have rented out one side of the cottages for many years and hence there
is an existing supply already. I asked for a new connection from the
electricity board for the cottage i am renovating and submitted the
power requirements (it will be heated with storage heaters). The quote
has now come back and they say the transformer needs to be upgraded at
a cost of =A35000. Is this normal? What is the standard power supply
given by a small transformer. There is a much bigger house near by with
its own transformer the same size as the existing one at the cottage.

Thanks in advance.

tank wrote:
I am renovating a semi-detached cottage. The cottage is isolated but
we
have rented out one side of the cottages for many years and hence
there
is an existing supply already. I asked for a new connection from the
electricity board for the cottage i am renovating and submitted the
power requirements (it will be heated with storage heaters). The
quote
has now come back and they say the transformer needs to be upgraded
at
a cost of =A35000. Is this normal? What is the standard power supply
given by a small transformer. There is a much bigger house near by
with
its own transformer the same size as the existing one at the cottage.

Thanks in advance.

so ask for a quote without storage heating, and use something less
overpriced for heating instead. Storage heating is by far the most
expensive option.

If you want to later, even on a meanie 40A supply theres enough
headroom for partial overnight storage heating, though not a full
thingy.

Really, do yourself a favour and look to other forms of haeting.


NT

The quote has now come back and they say the transformer needs to be
upgraded at a cost of =A35000. Is this normal? What is the standard power
supply given by a small transformer.

Transformers vary in size, so depending on what its rated at and what=20
heating the cottage you rent out has, they may well be right to say it=20
needs upgrading.

The thing with storage rads is they`re all on at the same time, so=20
although the other larger premises might be getting fed by the same size=20
transformer, if they`re not using storage rads they might be able to=20
allow for a much greater diversity.

Incidentally, i`ve seen much higher quotes for a single phase supply :-}

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The quote has now come back and they say the transformer needs to
be upgraded at cost of £5000.

Sounds like a new oil central heating system would come in cheaper,
hopefully allowing you to use the existing transformer for both houses.

Christian.

"Christian McArdle" wrote in message .net...
The quote has now come back and they say the transformer needs to
be upgraded at cost of £5000.

Sounds like a new oil central heating system would come in cheaper,
hopefully allowing you to use the existing transformer for both houses.

Christian.

Unfortunately plumber has already installed a dualheat boiler (a
combined unit for hot water and central heating) as the assumption was
we would just pay the connection fee to the electricity board not need
a new transformer. The boiler has a 9kW power requirement and is
designed to use an off peak economomy tariff. The small cottage is
only 2 bedrooms.
Does anyone know what size the electricity boards transformers come in
12kW, 24kW...
Thanks again.