Moving meter/ intake temporarily

[man_traic]

I live in a 3 bedroom victorian terraced

Massive cellar that is soon to be converted from damp, empty space to habitable space (Tanking, steel/ remove walls, lowering and screed floors)

Tanking method will be clean/ point brickwork, attatch damp proof membrane to walls then build a block wall all around against it, on top of the 'lip' of the new lowered floor (which is raised at the edges to resist lateral pressure of walls) and then a flush stud wall

Only issue is the leccy meter is on the wall down there - DNO have quoted £800 to move it upstairs BUT can only put it in a box outside (Dont really want to do that - vandals/ looks ugly etc)

Would there be any issues with moving the meter/ intake forward onto the block wall (About 1 foot) ie

Are you allowed to temporarily move a meter to maintain a wall it rests on?

Im not an electrician btw

 

[Davey101]

Not sure what you are planning with regards to the meter or wall, but I wouldnt start messing about with the meter or cutout at all. Its a very big fuse on the other end of it, and the cables arent that flexible. If its fixed to a board, your sparky could maybe release this off the wall, but thats about all I'd be prepared to do (I am a big girl when it comes to anything bigger than a 100 amp fuse though).

 

[dufjax]

I live in a 3 bedroom victorian terraced

Massive cellar that is soon to be converted from damp, empty space to habitable space (Tanking, steel/ remove walls, lowering and screed floors)

Tanking method will be clean/ point brickwork, attatch damp proof membrane to walls then build a block wall all around against it, on top of the 'lip' of the new lowered floor (which is raised at the edges to resist lateral pressure of walls) and then a flush stud wall

Only issue is the leccy meter is on the wall down there - DNO have quoted £800 to move it upstairs BUT can only put it in a box outside (Dont really want to do that - vandals/ looks ugly etc)

Would there be any issues with moving the meter/ intake forward onto the block wall (About 1 foot) ie

Are you allowed to temporarily move a meter to maintain a wall it rests on?

Im not an electrician btw

Unfortunately only the DNO can move the meter….


So if they say it can only be moved to a box outside, I’m afraid (to my limited knowledge) that’s it.


Cheers Jim


Also welcome aboard

 

[acat]

Jims right the meter cut out ect is all the responsibility of the DNO and if you decide to move it yourself and things go wrong the £800.00 will be chicken feed to put it right and then the DNO may decide to prosecute for unlawfull tamering with their equipment.



Chris

 

[Spudnik]

And on a side note, i would NEVER attempt to move a cutout fed from a lead incomer!