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  1. D

    Consumer unit meter wiring

    I've had an electrician out to my house as I wanted him to remove the trunking that went down from the consumer unit down of the inside wall and then across the outside wall where it threaded through to the meter on the outside. The electrician said he could chase out the wall so wiring from...
  2. S

    smart meter installation

    I am a builder who is renovating a rural property. A smart meter is due to be installed. It would IMHO be a good idea to get a rec switch installed. What can I expect the meter installers to do ? There is just about enough space for a slimline rec switch / isolator. to the right of...
  3. B

    Power to meter, no power directly under meter at breaker box.

    I am trying to move into a house that has been vacant for 2 years. I called the power company because the power isn't working. They sent someone out, but said the meter is good and we need to hire a electrician. The electrician came out and used a device to see if power was coming out. It...
  4. S

    RCD earth leakage meter.

    Hi all, looking for recommendations for an earth leakage test meter for RCD work that doesnt cost a fortune. Thanks in advance.
  5. P

    Smart meter push, again.

    Today I got a note by postcard from SSE saying: "We recently contacted you about your new smart meter, which can be delivered and installed for you from 10 May" Now I am not aware of being contacted, certainly not by phone, so it seems a bit disingenuous to tell me this. Also I have a fairly...
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    What gauge cable from meter to fuse board??

    Hi, I just had a new 18th gen with surge protection installed. They disconnected the old cable and did a new run, the cert says 10 gauge was used but then I just had a different sparky who is looking to wire up my garage see it and say it should be 16. Just wondering what is correct and should...
  7. happysteve

    They want to install a smart meter... but won't fit an isolator... which my old meter has built-in...

    An interesting phone conversation with my own electricity supplier (Good Energy) which was very disappointing, and made me sigh (professionally) :( They phoned out of the blue to ask if they could book a date to replace my gas and electricity meters with smart versions. I said I'd probably be...
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    PV generation meter running all the time

    Our solar system was installed 8 years ago. We had no problems until EON replaced our smart meter, and our electricity and gas meters with it. Since then, our PV generation meter has gone mad. Running all day and all night, to the extent that British Gas refused to pay our FIT, because of the...
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    Nice old volt meter

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Taylor-Electrical-Instrument-Bakelite-Multimeter-Retro-Electrician-Tool/124664248805?hash=item1d069179e5%3Ag%3AiqgAAOSwWYBdZFBx&LH_ItemCondition=4
  10. timhoward

    Meter box door

    Property missing meter box door for an external box that isn't recessed. It's an unusual size (to my eyes) 555mm high by 365mm wide. I can't seem to find a door anywhere including ebay! I've used an over box for a recessed one before but this isn't flush mounted. Any thought's welcomed that are...
  11. M

    Solar PV & Ampy meter

    Does anyone happen to know if an Ampy type 5162E electricity meter will record solar PV energy exported back to the grid with a separate total?
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    UK Coin meter mounting box

    Hi, I need to install a digital coin meter for a small flat in a common area of the main property. There is no room in the meter cupboard so have identified an area directly above the cupboard to site it. I had in mind the standard GRP surface mounted meter boxes, but they are a bit large for...
  13. Rockingit

    CT meter going nuts under load

    So, I've had one of those days of chasing my tail... What should have been a simple hour's job of fitting a 3ph CT consumption meter..... no / little load = fine, behaves as expected. load (ashp compressors) = meter claims incorrect polarities, meter claims it's generating... much weirdness...
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    Protecting buried meter tails

    Hi, rhis has probably been done to death, but I couldn't find much on a search... Doing a garage conversion. CU recently replaced at ceilling height. New 25mm tails + earth currently run vertically up wall in 50x50 maxi trunking. Was hoping we'd be ok to leave and just plasterboard up to sides...
  15. Rockingit

    Recommendations for a 3ph CT Meter

    Need to retro-fit a simple KWH meter onto a 63/3ph circuit, space restrictions mean it'll have to be a separate meter with ct coils. I've been looking online but nothing much is grabbing my attention in the cost/quality (reliable but not £££'s) department. Anyone have any recommendations?
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    3 consumer units off one 3 phase meter.

    Evening..Just wondering if it's acceptable to run 3 separate consumer units off one 3 phase meter, I have seen 3 consumer units off 3 meters on a 3 phase supply many times but never off 1 meter? Cheers
  17. K

    Why is my meter running so high?

    Hi, This is my first post and was wondering if anyone could help :) I moved into my 1 bed flat about 7 months ago - the flat has single glazed windows and all electric. Our electric heating is Thermaskirt - so the heating is in the skirting boards and our meters are digital and have Economy 7...
  18. D

    2 sub mains from 1 meter

    I have a customer with a standard meter box surface mounted. they have incoming fuse to a new smart meter, then tails to a fused isolator with 16mm T&E going to consumer unit a few meters away. I've added a 10mm SWA from there to large garage. Also installed new 16mm SWA in order to replace the...
  19. K

    None attendance for meter change

    Hi everyone. I’m after a bit of guidance here. British Gas have failed to attend 2 appointments to replace a credit meter with an economy 7 meter. Both appointments were confirmed via email. I have sent electricians on both occasions to do our final connections but to find that the meter...
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    Meter and Service Disconnect at Road - What Wires to use underground to connect main panel in house?

    I have 200amp connection, with the meter and service disconnect at the road (see pictures). House panel is about 75 feet from the service disconnect at the road. 1) Assuming I need 4/0-4/0-4/0-2/0 AL wire sizes (considered a sub panel), exactly what type of wires are required to run from the...
    • gz068z
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