Old Council Controlled Central Heating Contactor

[davesparks]

I hope no one’s thinking ‘free heating’.

I’m not entirely sure what the previous setup was, that’s only a single rate meter in the picture with provision for metering the power used for heating.
Could it be that the council had an unmetered connection which they paid the DNO an agreed price for which they controlled remotely via the contactor?

 

[Deleted member 26818]

I’m not entirely sure what the previous setup was, that’s only a single rate meter in the picture with provision for metering the power used for heating.
Could it be that the council had an unmetered connection which they paid the DNO an agreed price for which they controlled remotely via the contactor?

Yes that’s generally how it’s done, same as with street lighting.

 

[Shep65]

Thanks Guys, all good input. I’ll try to trace the armoured cables 1st. The contactor isn’t in use, so I figure that the whole system throughout the houses is no longer used. I understand that it functioned in an era when heating was inclusive of the rent.