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    Checking Calibration of factory incomer electricity meter

    I've been asked to confirm that our site electricity meter is accurate! Easy on a small site, but 6 cable feed,and a few thousand amps, leaves me short on ideas. To confirm, this is the meter that records electricity usage for our bill. It's a CT style. The meter doesn't give a live power read...
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    Switching on Main Switch in Meter Box after new/replacement installations

    Hi Everyone, My name is nathan. I am a newbie, just completed my bachelor degree in electrical engineering which has quite a broad scope. I recently taken up attachment works which possibly deals house wiring and minute equipment repairs which I am begining to like. A question I woukd like to...
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    Tri rated meter tails or flexible meter tails

    Hi everyone, Bought some Flexi meter tailes from a supplier today , Am I going crazy or that I marked up incorrect . The Flexi tiles I’m used to has 19 strands of copper or similar, opposed to the normal six or seven. The ones I’ve got today, Looked like finally stranded wire, at least 200...
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    No enough space in the meter box

    Hi All, I'm looking for some advice. I have started wiring up an extension which consist of cooking circuits, 2 ring and 2 light circuits. I will be installing 16mm SWA as a supply from existing meter box to the new consumer unit. Its about 7-8 meters run. There isn't much space in the meter...
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    Smart meter failed in unusual way, twice.

    A customer had a smart meter fail in such a way that it was passing on phase through to both of the output lugs meaning that both lugs supplied 120V to ground but there was 0 volts between them. The power utility replaced the meter and all was well but the problem reoccurred a few days later...
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    Running meter tails outside in trunking

    Hi everyone, hope you’re all doing well. Got a job starting next week for a rewire of a studio flat, currently they have 10 mm T&E as metre tails , So definitely got to be an upgrade. The existing meter box is situated outside ( under cover ) the bathroom wall , On the right hand side of the...
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    Moving Connection point and meter

    Hi Guy, I’ve contacted my DNO Scottish power and they’ve quoted me a price of £760 to move my connection point and meter. I seem to be doing most of the work with them pretty much terminating it. I’ve been looking for someone else to do the work as I’ve believe it’s ‘contestable’ but I’m...
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    UK Consumer unit in a meter cupboard

    Can a 1-way unit be installed in a meter cupboard? My meter is at the rear of the property and consumer unit at the front. The meter is due to be changed in a fortnight's time and wondered if i could ask that room is left to accommodate one. The reason i ask is that i ordered an EV in October...
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    Asbestos electric meter?

    HI, I had an electrical engineer come to Fit a smart meter yesterday. They failed it and refused stating my meter board is asbestos. I am not sure it is as I have a digital meter which were fitted in the 90’s I believe and asbestos was banned then. Any ideas??
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    Can a new electronic meter go bad and cause no electricity to 200 amp main?

    I ran upon a problem today that is weird and it will be next week sometime before the electric company makes a check of the meter and meter base, By what the owner of the apartment told me. Problem is meter is showing digital read out as if it is getting electricity from transformer. But I have...
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    Meter tails over 3m

    Hi Guys Just some advice required. I understand meter tails ideally at 3m from meter but is it possible to have meter tails 10-15m from the meter? Came across a job where there's no real option but to have the consumer unit 10-15m from meter cut out. If it is possible is additional...
  12. Kuba

    Meter tails size

    What is the size of these meter tails? Are L&N going to the meter 32mm or 25mm and coming out are 25mm or 16mm? Permitiers are roughly 40mm of larger one and 35mm of smaller one. Thanks for your help ?
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    Using a consumer unit after removing total control meter

    I have 2 consumer units, one normal and one for t control, I no longer have storage heaters so want to get the meter removed, can I then use the consumer unit to supply the sockets that were originaly used for storage heating, my immersion heater is also connected to this consumer unit so that...
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    Any instrumentation experts with advice on thermocouple & meter ?

    I know there are people here with some fairly niche and/or unusual knowledge & skills, anyone have any comments for this ? I have a meter with thermocouple and I'm not sure it's the right thermocouple for the meter. It's "fairly old" - my late father would have acquired it from work when it was...
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    Electric Meter

    Hi everyone, Sorry, this is my 1st post, but I was wondering if anybody can help me. We believe that we're being charged to much for our electricity, so one of the things we check was our meter. For the life of me I can't find any information on this siemens meter, Can someone tell me do you...

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