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  1. VeeKay22

    UK Meter box too congested!

    Hi, I’m just looking for some advice on what can be done. I wouldn’t be touching any of it myself! We are trying to be unlooped and have a fuse upgrade as we have two electric car chargers but northern power grid is now unwilling to do the work due to our meter box being congested! Would we just...
  2. D

    EV chargers installed direct to meter box - is it really wrong?

    On another forum for general EV chat this question comes up all the time. It's very common to install a charger taking the supply direct from the meter box via a secondary box and suitable protection installed within the meter box. Reasons to do this appear quite sensible: 1) Often far easier...
  3. M

    New Supply: Meter Box, Isolator, Dimensions and regs

    Hi, I'm new here. I am project managing a new build house in SE London. We dont have room to install a recessed or surface mounted meter box. I am wanting to know the size of the parts that will likely go in the meter box and if I can install a normal surface mount Mitras box then after all...
  4. S

    Inserting a Submeter to solve access to Meter Box Problem

    Hopefully someone can give me some advise on this one We have limited access to our meter box because it is situated behind a sofa, which has to be pulled out to get access to read the meter. I am looking for a solution that will allow me to read my meter without having to move the sofa each...
  5. a-z electrics

    no earth wire from meter box

    Had this job today which i need to finish tomorrow - consumer unit change in a bungalow, TT system, all on a 30mA rcd. There is no earth wire going from the earth stake to the fuse box. It is connected to a henley block within the meter cupboard just above and there is a twisted wire...
  6. P

    Meter box enclosure size HELP!

    Hello Guys I found a manufacture that sell meter box enclosures that are very good but its a little bit bigger then an average meter enclosure. Average meter enclosure - Overall size: 400mm wide x 560mm high x 215mm deep This guy's enclosure - Overall size: type 1 - 396mm wide x 520mm...
  7. C

    Flush Meter Box

    Looking at a new build which has wooden cladding on the outside. Client doesn't really want a white 'flush' meter box ruining the look of the building. Is it possible to get a true flush mounting meter box so that it can be hidden behind a door in the cladding? All the standard ones I've seen up...
  8. S

    garage boards in recessed meter box

    Hi all, has anyone fitted a garage board in a recessed meter box when installing pv when there havent been any spare ways? I've heard people say you shouldn't do this.
  9. LightGEN

    Source for small external generation meter box?

    We're about to install a PV system for a customer with health problems. The existing supply meter and CU are located in the back corner of a corner cupboard in the kitchen, to read the supply meter it's neccessary to remove a chunk of cupboard contents and crawl around on the floor to read the...
  10. P

    Isolator & consumer unit fitted in meter box

    Had solar panels fitted today, and was surprised to see that they fitted the isolator switch & a 1 gang consumer unit inside the external meter box. A short time later, a Meter Plus inspector arrived and went berserk at the sight of 'other equipment' being fitted on the back-board, taking photos...
  11. G

    Green plastic cover 'box' inside meter box?!

    Hi Guys, although I've been reading and coming to this site for a while now for excellent advice, this is my first thread so be gentle! I've been a self employed sparks for over 5 years now, and in total 9 years in the trade so why is I've just seen for the first time today a greenish see...
  12. B

    gas bond in meter box

    Hello Just a quick memory jerker. Bungalow external flush gas meter, pipe exits from bottom of meter box tees left into kitchen then straight into small gas heater so cannot bond here. Other tees right runs up wall into loft not easily accessable for future inspections. If i remember rightly i...
  13. sythai

    surface mount meter box ?

    Any idea which wholesalers sell surface mount meter boxes ? Many Thanks, Sy
  14. H

    Cracked meter box

    Doing a rewire and when taking lights down in cloak room pendant dropped and smashed into meter leaving a big crack in the top of the meter box. Customer asking if he should contact Dno. What do you think lads leave it or get Dno out? Problem is I've pulled fuse and fitted new tails in meter...
  15. B

    meter box

    I am deviding and extending an existing property into 2 semi detached houses . I have only one elec supply , so will need to have another new supply added . The existing supply and meter enters inside the house , and I assume this will remain as it is . The new seperate supply can enter in the...
  16. D

    supply from outside meter box to garage!?!

    hi, looking to bring supply to a newly built garage, have 6mm run from the outside meter box with main switch in it to the garage, goin to put rcd protected CU in garage and wire my lights and sockets. Problem is i cant get 6mm into house and was enquiring if it is ok to run supply from...
  17. L

    Meter Box Height - New Build

    I'm installing a new build the chap is convinced that the meter needs to be at wheelchair height but I can't find an answer for this in the OSG - I don't think they're subject to 450 1200 rules as thats switches and sockets - anyone know anything else? Oh yes - Shower Isolater (above the...
  18. U

    new meter box

    hi peeps.................just got a job, full bungalow rewire, needs new service head fitting as existing overhead feed is dangerously old..................TT system, anyway the old meter is in the bathroom in the property???!!!!!.....along with the old CU..................the meter will need to...
  19. T

    Electric Meter Box Cover Cage ?

    I have been asked to repair a electric meter box, as the electric company wont juice them up without the meter box fixed. The problem is it keeps getting vandalised! I might just get away with fitting a new meter box door if the holes for the pins are not knackered. The customer wants some...

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