Anyone help identify this?

[timhoward]

If relevant, the property did once have an overhead supply:

Thanks. Never seen one before!

 

[jay sean]

Is it a smart meter?... saying that there is a pay as you go meter

 

[SparkyChick]

I think it's just a communications hub for the smart metering... so it does the wide area network communications and the meters just talk to it.

 

[timhoward]

I think it's just a communications hub for the smart metering... so it does the wide area network communications and the meters just talk to it.

Thank you. I wonder if it has an internal fuse.
I never got as far as looking at the gas meter which would have probably provided the remaining clue, as opening the loft hatch created a waterfall so priorities shifted somewhat! Poor customer originally wanted a new CU and some new sockets. As Sockets have IR of 1.2M, Lighting 0M and house is unoccupied with bare floors and no kitchen it's an obvious rewire opportunity.

 

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@timhoward Is the meter and CU in that Permali box? I've never seen one so ridiculously placed

 

[timhoward]

@timhoward Is the meter and CU in that Permali box? I've never seen one so ridiculously placed

Luckily no - that is all inside!

 

[Taylortwocities]

As @SparkyChick says, The WNC UBC TN6 is the communications hub that connects the two meters to the countrywide comms network that then connects to the supplier. Secondly, it also connects to the IHD.
What a crazy way of "saving energy"

 

[7029 dave]

Looking at that set up its the coms hub for the smart gas meter only, supplied by a different utility.
Hated gas only installs.