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  1. D

    3 consumer units off one 3 phase meter.

    Evening..Just wondering if it's acceptable to run 3 separate consumer units off one 3 phase meter, I have seen 3 consumer units off 3 meters on a 3 phase supply many times but never off 1 meter? Cheers
  2. K

    Why is my meter running so high?

    Hi, This is my first post and was wondering if anyone could help :) I moved into my 1 bed flat about 7 months ago - the flat has single glazed windows and all electric. Our electric heating is Thermaskirt - so the heating is in the skirting boards and our meters are digital and have Economy 7...
  3. D

    2 sub mains from 1 meter

    I have a customer with a standard meter box surface mounted. they have incoming fuse to a new smart meter, then tails to a fused isolator with 16mm T&E going to consumer unit a few meters away. I've added a 10mm SWA from there to large garage. Also installed new 16mm SWA in order to replace the...
  4. K

    None attendance for meter change

    Hi everyone. I’m after a bit of guidance here. British Gas have failed to attend 2 appointments to replace a credit meter with an economy 7 meter. Both appointments were confirmed via email. I have sent electricians on both occasions to do our final connections but to find that the meter...
  5. G

    Meter and Service Disconnect at Road - What Wires to use underground to connect main panel in house?

    I have 200amp connection, with the meter and service disconnect at the road (see pictures). House panel is about 75 feet from the service disconnect at the road. 1) Assuming I need 4/0-4/0-4/0-2/0 AL wire sizes (considered a sub panel), exactly what type of wires are required to run from the...
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  6. R

    New CU and meter tails etc

    Hi I don't know if I should ask it here or the main electricians forum. It's about CU change and the work around it and the CU change will be done by a proper registered electrician. I will try to upload the pictures so you can see what I am talking about. I took two quotations. One just ask...
  7. loz2754

    Why does my current clamp meter show large current in gas pipe?

    Went to a house this morning to locate a fault causing the RCD in a split load board to trip. Going through the usual tests, I decided to put my earth leakage clamp meter on the earthing conductor. Here is where it gets weird: with the main switch in the off position, the meter was reading...
  8. J

    Electricity Meter Faulty

    Is it possible in a domestic premises to use 35KW of electricity per day? I ask because I've just had a bill from EDF saying that I used 3300KW of electricity from October to February (19 weeks). I've noticed that they think I’m using between 15KW and 35KW per day. When I only use about 60KW per...
  9. I

    Checking Calibration of factory incomer electricity meter

    I've been asked to confirm that our site electricity meter is accurate! Easy on a small site, but 6 cable feed,and a few thousand amps, leaves me short on ideas. To confirm, this is the meter that records electricity usage for our bill. It's a CT style. The meter doesn't give a live power read...
  10. N

    Switching on Main Switch in Meter Box after new/replacement installations

    Hi Everyone, My name is nathan. I am a newbie, just completed my bachelor degree in electrical engineering which has quite a broad scope. I recently taken up attachment works which possibly deals house wiring and minute equipment repairs which I am begining to like. A question I woukd like to...
  11. T

    Tri rated meter tails or flexible meter tails

    Hi everyone, Bought some Flexi meter tailes from a supplier today , Am I going crazy or that I marked up incorrect . The Flexi tiles I’m used to has 19 strands of copper or similar, opposed to the normal six or seven. The ones I’ve got today, Looked like finally stranded wire, at least 200...
  12. I

    No enough space in the meter box

    Hi All, I'm looking for some advice. I have started wiring up an extension which consist of cooking circuits, 2 ring and 2 light circuits. I will be installing 16mm SWA as a supply from existing meter box to the new consumer unit. Its about 7-8 meters run. There isn't much space in the meter...
  13. B

    Smart meter failed in unusual way, twice.

    A customer had a smart meter fail in such a way that it was passing on phase through to both of the output lugs meaning that both lugs supplied 120V to ground but there was 0 volts between them. The power utility replaced the meter and all was well but the problem reoccurred a few days later...
  14. T

    Running meter tails outside in trunking

    Hi everyone, hope you’re all doing well. Got a job starting next week for a rewire of a studio flat, currently they have 10 mm T&E as metre tails , So definitely got to be an upgrade. The existing meter box is situated outside ( under cover ) the bathroom wall , On the right hand side of the...
  15. S

    Moving Connection point and meter

    Hi Guy, I’ve contacted my DNO Scottish power and they’ve quoted me a price of £760 to move my connection point and meter. I seem to be doing most of the work with them pretty much terminating it. I’ve been looking for someone else to do the work as I’ve believe it’s ‘contestable’ but I’m...
  16. D

    UK Consumer unit in a meter cupboard

    Can a 1-way unit be installed in a meter cupboard? My meter is at the rear of the property and consumer unit at the front. The meter is due to be changed in a fortnight's time and wondered if i could ask that room is left to accommodate one. The reason i ask is that i ordered an EV in October...
  17. Darthtrader

    Asbestos electric meter?

    HI, I had an electrical engineer come to Fit a smart meter yesterday. They failed it and refused stating my meter board is asbestos. I am not sure it is as I have a digital meter which were fitted in the 90’s I believe and asbestos was banned then. Any ideas??
  18. D

    Can a new electronic meter go bad and cause no electricity to 200 amp main?

    I ran upon a problem today that is weird and it will be next week sometime before the electric company makes a check of the meter and meter base, By what the owner of the apartment told me. Problem is meter is showing digital read out as if it is getting electricity from transformer. But I have...
  19. A

    Meter tails over 3m

    Hi Guys Just some advice required. I understand meter tails ideally at 3m from meter but is it possible to have meter tails 10-15m from the meter? Came across a job where there's no real option but to have the consumer unit 10-15m from meter cut out. If it is possible is additional...
  20. Kuba

    Meter tails size

    What is the size of these meter tails? Are L&N going to the meter 32mm or 25mm and coming out are 25mm or 16mm? Permitiers are roughly 40mm of larger one and 35mm of smaller one. Thanks for your help ?

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