Moving the meter.

[La Poste]

Greetings.

A landlord has asked me to do an inspection of his property which I have done.

I noticed no bonding so I installed bonding and went round making sure each circuit had an earth and complied with
disconnection times.

I also noticed the main fuse and meter had no seals so I sealed both with security seals which I always keep handy.

Now the landlord wants me to move the meter up further so it sits higher on the wall and to do this I will have to extend
the cables/meter tails from the main fuse to the meter.

I have been advised this is a big no no and to call the electricity supplier, EDF in this instance.
I am little worried that I will get the blame for breaking the original seals and wondered what people thought was the
best thing to say to the engineer when they arrived.

Comments appreciated.

 

[shanky887614]

Greetings.

A landlord has asked me to do an inspection of his property which I have done.

I noticed no bonding so I installed bonding and went round making sure each circuit had an earth and complied with
disconnection times.

I also noticed the main fuse and meter had no seals so I sealed both with security seals which I always keep handy.

Now the landlord wants me to move the meter up further so it sits higher on the wall and to do this I will have to extend
the cables/meter tails from the main fuse to the meter.

I have been advised this is a big no no and to call the electricity supplier, EDF in this instance.
I am little worried that I will get the blame for breaking the original seals and wondered what people thought was the
best thing to say to the engineer when they arrived.

Comments appreciated.

seals? they were there when i got here

 

[NickJohnson]

Going into the meter connections is a big no no. It's technically edf,s property.
lsorry to be the bearer of bad news!

 

[La Poste]

I can see why EDF would take it so seriously.

I mean breaking meter seals will allow you to bypass the meter and get free electric especially as this meter is a key meter where the tenants top up the key.

I'll just say the seals were like this when I got there.

 

[KAS1]

LEAVE IT ALONE it's not your meter, do not touch it, will you just keep asking until someone on hear tells you the answer you want to hear lol

 

[La Poste]

I was asked to start my own thread so I did.

 

[somersetsparks]

Just pull the fuse move it and then phone them and say there wasnt any seals oh.. and you din't here it from me lol!

 

[ian.settle1]

I can see why EDF would take it so seriously.

I mean breaking meter seals will allow you to bypass the meter and get free electric especially as this meter is a key meter where the tenants top up the key.

I'll just say the seals were like this when I got there.

You could get free electricity by directly connecting the CU to the cut-out as well by breaking the seals on the cut-out:biggrin5:

 

[stuartcourt]

Dont move it if it goes wrong and you live to tell the tale the landlord will point them in your direction to take the nice fine

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Dont move it if it goes wrong and you live to tell the tale the landlord will point them in your direction to take the nice fine

I guess it might not be level.

 

[La Poste]

Any ideas how much EDF would charge to move a meter 2 metres up a wall and extend the length of the tails from the main fuse to the meter to accommodate this move?

 

[KAS1]

I'd move it next door lol

 

[itselectric]

how high up the wall does he want it, because I'm sure the dno have upper and lower limits for meter heights so if they come out to do it and it doesn't fall within these limits they won't move it.

 

[somersetsparks]

how high up the wall does he want it, because I'm sure the dno have upper and lower limits for meter heights so if they come out to do it and it doesn't fall within these limits they won't move it.

nah they pretty much put it where you want within reason, if you pays the extortiante fees.

 

[La Poste]

I would say the landlord wants it about eye height for a person that is six feet tall.

Or eye height for a bloke that's five foot standing on a milk crate but his flat cap might touch the ceiling.