jaintiler
DIY
Hello. We are doing a refurb for an elderly lady and her family. Its a Victorian house. the local network has said it will upgrade fuse to 80A or 100A depending on capacity etc. she needs more power due to electric showers, stair lift, and our electrician will upgrade tails. But there is a mystery.
She has two meters. both old analogue ones with the rotating discs. they look ancient. one does not move at all. the other has a rotating disc moving at same speed. regardless of what is turned on etc. and the dials are stuck also. the disc just moves at same speed. Our electrician says both meters are live.
she has been paying a direct debit for years and nobody has come to check meters for years.
she has had 5 certified electricians do work on the house over the last 15 years. rewiring, new consumer board, two kitchen companies with their electricians have all done work near the meter board. Nobody has mentioned anything. she also told us that the DNO sorted the cut out as it was leaking bitumen and came out and sorted that out for her a few years ago. any idea what is happening?
if the meter is faulty the supplier should come and exchange but they cant do anything for months and we do not want to leave her with upgraded tails from a meter which clearly isnt functioning. is it normal for these old meters to do this? can our electrician change the meter and then inform supplier?
any suggestions would be helpful.
She has two meters. both old analogue ones with the rotating discs. they look ancient. one does not move at all. the other has a rotating disc moving at same speed. regardless of what is turned on etc. and the dials are stuck also. the disc just moves at same speed. Our electrician says both meters are live.
she has been paying a direct debit for years and nobody has come to check meters for years.
she has had 5 certified electricians do work on the house over the last 15 years. rewiring, new consumer board, two kitchen companies with their electricians have all done work near the meter board. Nobody has mentioned anything. she also told us that the DNO sorted the cut out as it was leaking bitumen and came out and sorted that out for her a few years ago. any idea what is happening?
if the meter is faulty the supplier should come and exchange but they cant do anything for months and we do not want to leave her with upgraded tails from a meter which clearly isnt functioning. is it normal for these old meters to do this? can our electrician change the meter and then inform supplier?
any suggestions would be helpful.
