Separate supplies?

[sarah2009]

Dear all,

Got a simple question. I have just purchased a house and it was split into 2 flats about 30 years ago by the previous owner. The property has two electricity meters with two electricity bills. May I ask if anyone know whether it means the house already has two separate supplies or not please? Please see photos below.




Many thanks,
Sarah :winkiss:

 

[kingeri]

Looks like both meters come off one supply to me!

 

[Octopus]

Best call the supplier and ask them.....

 

[sarah2009]

Best call the supplier and ask them.....

Would they have this info on their system right away or do they need to come and inspect first?

Also whats the benefit to add a separate supply in?

Many thanks,
Sarah

 

[Engineer54]

Agree, but the only way to be sure, is to get an electrician to test the voltage between the two supplies!!

 

[Engineer54]

Would they have this info on their system right away or do they need to come and inspect first?

Also whats the benefit to add a separate supply in?

Many thanks,
Sarah

For a typically sized single residence, ......None!! At the moment you will be paying two lot's of standing charges, one for each meter!!

 

[sarah2009]

The two flats have quite a lot of rooms together and we would like to put about 10 mini fridges inside, one in each of the bedrooms.

Do you think it will run with just one supply? Or we will need an additional one please?

Many thanks,
Sarah

 

[Octopus]

Are you proposing a HMO? If so there are regs to apply.

 

[sarah2009]

Are you proposing a HMO? If so there are regs to apply.

Hi there,

We havent decided yet and we are trying to work out if its worth doing at all. We understand there are rules to follow in hmo though we really want to know if it means we need an additional supply first and whether its worth adding at all. Any idea please?

Many thanks
Sarah

 

[Engineer54]

Better to tell us what you are proposing for this property, rather than bit feeding us information as you go....

 

[sarah2009]

Better to tell us what you are proposing for this property, rather than bit feeding us information as you go....

Sorry. There are two flats in the house, each flat with 5 bedsits, each has its own mini fridge inside the bedroom so 10 fridge in total. Then there is a communal kitchen in each flat but with no fridge. Each kitchen has its own washing machine.

Heating and hot water will be by system boilers.

Thanks.

 

[telectrix]

1 supply should be adequate. just a matter of getting supplier to remove 1 meter .

 

[sarah2009]

1 supply should be adequate. just a matter of getting supplier to remove 1 meter .

Thanks. We do want to keep them as two flats in the house. Can we keep the two meters or what harm would it do please?

 

[Engineer54]

So really you need to be doing a feasibility study, and that can't realistically be done over a forum. Your best bet is to employ the services of a Qualified Engineer or at the very least, a qualified electrician of good standing to assess the properties electrical requirements and overall maximum demand on the incoming electrical supply....

 

[sarah2009]

So whats the average max limit of power for a single phase supply please? In terms of kW? Thanks.