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  1. M

    Tips for meter box wiring

    Hi guys I've a practical test soon for work as a smart meter installer Looking for any tips on working with 16/25 stranded singles .Could be a mix of pvc only and sheathed, 7 strand Im going to make a dummy board and practice moving things around and connecting to improve my profiency Any...
  2. S

    UK Second empty meter cabinet for a consumer unit to feed several garden circuits. Can a standard metal csu be fitt

    I have a customer who has installed a second empty meter cabinet for a consumer unit to feed several garden circuits. Can a standard metal csu be fitted in here, does it have to be in an ip65 enclosure also or can a ip65 plastic csu be used. I get csu has to be non combustible within a dwelling...
    • sidekick
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    • cabinet circuits consumer consumer unit garden metal meter second standard unit
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    UK New smart meter, storage heaters now trip RCD

    I have just had a "smart" meter installed , and at night the electrics trips the RCD when the night storage radiator section comes on. I have had them out and they said installation was correct. I know a little about electrics (more over cautious and basic) but was suppressed when I looked at...
  4. S

    16mm meter tails

    Hi, gone to look at a board change job, it’s an old re-wirable fuse box less than 3m away from DNO and ran in 16mm tails, 10mm earth and no bonding to the incoming gas pipe and customer has no idea where the water comes in as the house has no stop cock. I will be putting a dual split rcd 100a...
  5. E

    Will any suppliers still fit a standard meter?

    I'm a homeowner. My flat came with a prepayment meter. I was due to get it changed by Green Network Energy. I even specifically chose them because they would fit a standard meter and not a smart meter... Anyway, Covid and a company going bust later I still have a prepayment meter. I'm with...
  6. D

    Consumer unit meter wiring

    I've had an electrician out to my house as I wanted him to remove the trunking that went down from the consumer unit down of the inside wall and then across the outside wall where it threaded through to the meter on the outside. The electrician said he could chase out the wall so wiring from...
  7. S

    smart meter installation

    I am a builder who is renovating a rural property. A smart meter is due to be installed. It would IMHO be a good idea to get a rec switch installed. What can I expect the meter installers to do ? There is just about enough space for a slimline rec switch / isolator. to the right of...
  8. B

    Power to meter, no power directly under meter at breaker box.

    I am trying to move into a house that has been vacant for 2 years. I called the power company because the power isn't working. They sent someone out, but said the meter is good and we need to hire a electrician. The electrician came out and used a device to see if power was coming out. It...
  9. S

    RCD earth leakage meter.

    Hi all, looking for recommendations for an earth leakage test meter for RCD work that doesnt cost a fortune. Thanks in advance.
  10. P

    Smart meter push, again.

    Today I got a note by postcard from SSE saying: "We recently contacted you about your new smart meter, which can be delivered and installed for you from 10 May" Now I am not aware of being contacted, certainly not by phone, so it seems a bit disingenuous to tell me this. Also I have a fairly...
  11. A

    What gauge cable from meter to fuse board??

    Hi, I just had a new 18th gen with surge protection installed. They disconnected the old cable and did a new run, the cert says 10 gauge was used but then I just had a different sparky who is looking to wire up my garage see it and say it should be 16. Just wondering what is correct and should...
  12. happysteve

    They want to install a smart meter... but won't fit an isolator... which my old meter has built-in...

    An interesting phone conversation with my own electricity supplier (Good Energy) which was very disappointing, and made me sigh (professionally) :( They phoned out of the blue to ask if they could book a date to replace my gas and electricity meters with smart versions. I said I'd probably be...
  13. B

    PV generation meter running all the time

    Our solar system was installed 8 years ago. We had no problems until EON replaced our smart meter, and our electricity and gas meters with it. Since then, our PV generation meter has gone mad. Running all day and all night, to the extent that British Gas refused to pay our FIT, because of the...
  14. D

    Nice old volt meter

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Taylor-Electrical-Instrument-Bakelite-Multimeter-Retro-Electrician-Tool/124664248805?hash=item1d069179e5%3Ag%3AiqgAAOSwWYBdZFBx&LH_ItemCondition=4
  15. timhoward

    Meter box door

    Property missing meter box door for an external box that isn't recessed. It's an unusual size (to my eyes) 555mm high by 365mm wide. I can't seem to find a door anywhere including ebay! I've used an over box for a recessed one before but this isn't flush mounted. Any thought's welcomed that are...
  16. M

    Solar PV & Ampy meter

    Does anyone happen to know if an Ampy type 5162E electricity meter will record solar PV energy exported back to the grid with a separate total?
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    UK Coin meter mounting box

    Hi, I need to install a digital coin meter for a small flat in a common area of the main property. There is no room in the meter cupboard so have identified an area directly above the cupboard to site it. I had in mind the standard GRP surface mounted meter boxes, but they are a bit large for...
  18. Rockingit

    CT meter going nuts under load

    So, I've had one of those days of chasing my tail... What should have been a simple hour's job of fitting a 3ph CT consumption meter..... no / little load = fine, behaves as expected. load (ashp compressors) = meter claims incorrect polarities, meter claims it's generating... much weirdness...
  19. B

    Protecting buried meter tails

    Hi, rhis has probably been done to death, but I couldn't find much on a search... Doing a garage conversion. CU recently replaced at ceilling height. New 25mm tails + earth currently run vertically up wall in 50x50 maxi trunking. Was hoping we'd be ok to leave and just plasterboard up to sides...
  20. Rockingit

    Recommendations for a 3ph CT Meter

    Need to retro-fit a simple KWH meter onto a 63/3ph circuit, space restrictions mean it'll have to be a separate meter with ct coils. I've been looking online but nothing much is grabbing my attention in the cost/quality (reliable but not £££'s) department. Anyone have any recommendations?

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