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Incoming electricity supply through wall


Water

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Hi all,

 

I need a bit of help knowing how best to do this. 
 

I had a new electricity connection for my new build, it was routed underground but pops out of the ground by the external wall and about 1 foot above ground level goes through a hole in the wall into the house. 

 

With all the regulations around electricity I was surprised about this, are there any minimum requirements? I was trying to research it online but not coming up with anything. 
 

Thank you 

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Normally they require you to install a meter box on an outside wall and bring the connection up into that.

 

If the cable runs up the outside of the wall it might need covering/protecting but I think that may only be necessary where there is a risk of a car impacting it? I'm not 100% sure about that though. 

 

You can get plastic covers to stop rain getting in through the hole but I've just had one crumble on me due to uv exposure.

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