Moving a meter

[Adam Bunting]

Hi all, I'm after some thoughts on moving a meter and main fuse, the fuse and meter is mounted on a board which is obviously screwed to the wall. There is roughly 2m of incoming armoured above ground, so what are your thoughts on pulling the fuse, disconnecting the tails coming out of the meter relocating the the board where I need it then reconnect? I know there's issues with tags but the sparky that put the new c/u has already cut both tags on the fuse and meter to upgrade tails, I can't really see any problems because I'm not having to do anything on "there" side, what are your thoughts?
Thanks,
Adam

 

[Barry White]

If you are getting the DNO to move it why not get it put outside they seem to like moving meters outside it should then be well out of the way . The cost ? think you fill a form in online and they get back to you or contact them by phone.

 

[dingledong]

No they have to visit site

 

[micknew]

No they have to visit site

mykeys right.
Then they visit site.

 

[dingledong]

The north London job the house owner had to pay £650 before they would come out

 

[davesparks]

Just had the meter moved at my parents house this week.

2 1/2 hours, 2x men
Take down overhead supply to back of house, put up new overhead to front of house.
Clip cable along eaves and down wall to new meter box.
New head, fit old meter in new position and fit an isolator.
They even tested it and wrote the measured Ze on the head, with PME label too.

All for less than £1000.

 

[Knobhead]

If you look on the net there is a system design manual PDF. Once you’ve waded through the interesting (HV/MV) stuff you will find the requirements for moving a supply. It then becomes obvious why the cost varies from job to job.

 

[driverman]

No they have to visit site[

No need for site visit, especially if ALL work on customer's land. Go to DNO site.look for service alterations. all explained there.

 

[driverman]

Yes Mick hiVe been to 3 dno jobs moving g the meter all over £1000 and roughly moved about a metre to 2 metres
As he said we could have just said don't do it

Each job may diifer........ re London....informing Council to get parking space.chargeable to customer. If working on the highway which includes paths grass verges etc again Road openings have to be applied for from the the Council. There is more work that goes on behind the screen than meets the eye.Also if 3rd party involved like land owners and even looped neighbour's.

 

[davesparks]

If you look on the net there is a system design manual PDF. Once you’ve waded through the interesting (HV/MV) stuff you will find the requirements for moving a supply. It then becomes obvious why the cost varies from job to job.

You don't need to read all that to see why the cost varies from job to job. Any electrician should be able to appreciate the reasons as it's no different to the 'how much to move a socket?' Question we all get asked on a regular basis.

 

[7029 dave]

mykeys right.
Then they visit site.

Yes they will come out an survey.