Changing Electric Meter !

[waitees]

Hi all

We carried out a job a couple of months ago on an old Victorian house, now converted into five flats, it was badly in need of a Ryefield board and switches.

The cupboard was a bit of a squeeze, for a fire panel and small landlord board.

We found the meters a bit of a squeeze (Big old style) and the customer has asked for these to be upgraded to digital.

Four of them were changed and all the new numbers were given to the suppliers, my god what a mistake.

They are now saying as we are not an approved meter installer, they are trying to charge £450 for one of the meters which is British Gas.

Now we had this before in the past and the meter was dangerous, so we installed one provided by the wholesaler, give the numbers job done, no problem.

But i am quickly finding out this is the biggest mistake, in changing them over.

I am looking to see if anyone has been in this situation before, NICEIC say its a grey area !!

any help would be extremely grateful !

 

[Octopus]

I've just read this all in one go.

How anyone can think that they can change a suppliers meter is beyong me and if this has really happened it doesn't say much about the knowledge, competence and integrity of the "spark" who did it.

 

[trev]

simple question mate..on most of electric meter we find a seal..please can you explain why there its a seal..the purpose of them its ..??? what...

It's to **** me off mate. I hate them *******s almost as much as I hate rats and mice.
Horrible, flabby, fish eating vicious gits

 

[trev]

who would the client have a clam against for the extra costs incurred?

Now you're just tasking the mick. You know I hate seafood. Apart from prawns, cod and lobsters. Halibut I can just about take, clams? No bloody way!

 

[DNO]

Excellent comments on this post, obviously lots of very sensible advice. Indeed the DNO/Supplier/Meter operator would take a very serious view on this situation. Firstly these meters are uncertified, therefore cannot be used for billing. Secondly, any meters without seals are considered a risk as we dont know whats happened to cause loss of seal. Thirdly as a previous poster mentioned meter reads- the supplier would not know the previous end reads and cannot accept a start read on an unofficial meter/s. There would be an investigation - big money, then everything would have to be put back as it was. We are talking perhaps a couple of thousand overall on this one, and, as said, a likely criminal record. Credibility lost in this industry-

 

[Knobhead]

Credibility lost in this industry

What credibility?

That was lost with the advent of the scams!

 

[Geordie Spark]

I'm on baked chick peas personally Trev. Tryna watch the weight, bodys a temple and all that!

You mean your body is a ruin?? :laugh:

 

[Geordie Spark]

It's to **** me off mate. I hate them *******s almost as much as I hate rats and mice.
Horrible, flabby, fish eating vicious gits

Awww ........... you mean .... person!!

I think they're very cute!

 

[Rockingit]

Credibility lost in this industry-

What credibility?

I think the OP has now burned his bridges on here, for sure. Sadly, the unsuspecting population at large have no idea.