Exterior meter was my first thought, but since that cant go above/below a gas meter I am out of luck there without considerable cost to reroute plumbing, gas and electric supplies. If it helps, the cooker is going to be all electric (hob included). Not too keen on that distance either but it...
Not an impossible job but I looked into this already, I'll be moving the gas into exterior no matter what but the electric one will be at some cost as there isnt room to mount side by side at current positions due to the nature of the exterior wall (air bricks/vents, pipework on other side etc)...
Yep the right hand wall (and one to left too) will be removed, opening up that corner to square the room off. I wasn't planning on moving any supplier equiptment myself or with a sparky, would definitely contact them if its needed just so that is clear.
I wasn't aware that the henley block had...
First and foremost thank you everyone for the replies - secondly, the consumer unit was upgraded and house rewired 2 years ago. Actually the local electrician that did that upgrade and install did it so that it could be knocked out and put under a cabinet. I am not sure what they envisioned but...
Hello,
I am renovating my kitchen and looking for advice on best placement of the meter and consumer unit. I am primarily concerned with:
Building regs
Electrical regs
Fire safety
It's just a simple dwelling, not HMO or anything. Currently, the meter and consumer unit is inside of a brick...
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