Mains supply coming through door frame

[Lizztizz]

We are having our 1930s house (recently purchased) rewired. We’ve noticed that the mains supply enters the house through our front door frame. Our electrician advised contacting the power network to recite but the prices of this look huge! Is there any workaround, such as moving the cable further up above the door frame?

 

[westward10]

Pic isn't very clear I can't make it out.

 

[James]

It is hard to see.
However, the only people who can move that cable are the network operators.
Electrician is not allowed to interfere with cables before the meter.

I would have thought it would cost about £300
But I could be wrong

 

[Micktw68]

Clean the lens on your potato.

 

[James]

Clean the lens on your potato.

Thanks for the cooking advice, do I do that before I boil it?

 

[Micktw68]

Did you take the photo?
(its a photographers expression.)

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/recorded-with-a-potato

 

[buzzlightyear]

I can see clearly now the pics has gone.
Looks to me is a TT system. But with out a decent pic it could be any thing.

 

[Vortigern]

That does not look like the main incomer going through your door it looks like a cable going out by the colour of it. You need to get some light on the picture and a picture from outside would also help to give a better clue as to the situation. Can we get that from you?

 

[Lizztizz]

Sorry everyone! I agree, the photo is rubbish. It’s a screen grab from a video so awful quality. I’ll try and take a better (and updated) photo. You’ll be horrified when you see what’s under the consumer unit in the new photo- spoiler alert, mould from flood from bathroom above ??‍

We were thinking it could be up to 3k to recite as UK Power Network on their website seem to suggest reciting mains is an involved job with digging etc. Hopefully it’s not as expensive this!

 

[Strima]

The cable should not have been installed in that position originally. They should do it at their cost.

 

[James]

It should not be thousands, all they have to do is pull it out of frame, drill new hole in wall and reconnect.

What you are reading on there website is where you want a supply cable moving to a different part of the building.

I presume you are leaving the meter where it is at the moment?

 

[Lizztizz]

It should not be thousands, all they have to do is pull it out of frame, drill new hole in wall and reconnect.

What you are reading on there website is where you want a supply cable moving to a different part of the building.

I presume you are leaving the meter where it is at the moment?

We were thinking of moving it to the side of the house, but if it’s going to cost thousands then we’re very happy to leave as is. If the cable can just be moved up so it’s no longer coming through the door frame that would be great as we need to replace the door.

 

[Vortigern]

If you are changing the door then it should be relatively easy to re-site the cable. But again picture picture picture.

 

[James]

Also worth noting that overhead supply s likley to be much cheaper to reposition to other part of the same wall than underground cables.

Send the enquires to them and find out the real quoted costs before worrying about it.

 

[DPG]

Looks too thin to be the incomer.

 

[Dave OCD]

It might just be a 16mm concentric which do look quite skinny.

 

[DPG]

It might just be a 16mm concentric which do look quite skinny.

Maybe so yes. Need a better photo for sure.

 

[Lizztizz]

Maybe so yes. Need a better photo for sure.

It looks pretty thick in real life. I’ll take a new picture when I’m at the house tomorrow and get it uploaded.

 

[Dave OCD]

It looks pretty thick in real life. I’ll take a new picture when I’m at the house tomorrow and get it uploaded.

Me too.

 

[Lizztizz]

Okay! New pictures, hopefully better ?

 

[Lizztizz]

Okay! New pictures, hopefully better ?

 

[Lizztizz]

The thick white cable becomes the thick black one of the side of the house

 

[buzzlightyear]

that system is a TT coming in to the property ,from over head lines ,that will be costly.

 

[James]

that system is a TT coming in to the property ,from over head lines ,that will be costly.

Why costly? No groundwork’s required
Would have thought that it could not be much simpler!!

 

[buzzlightyear]

Why costly? No groundwork’s required
Would have thought that it could not be much simpler!

you dont think they will do it cheep , it will cost the op more then a couple of grand .

 

[buzzlightyear]

https://www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/electricity/move

 

[James]

looks like western power customers would get that for £771

https://www.westernpower.co.uk/downloads-view-reciteme/109876

 

[buzzlightyear]

looks like western power customers would get that for £771

it depends on where the op is .

 

[Lizztizz]

that system is a TT coming in to the property ,from over head lines ,that will be costly.

Oh no

 

[Lizztizz]

When we contact the power network, should I be making the case that it’s been fitted through the doorframe and so incorrectly fitted in the fist place? Or would that be not true?