thefoxesmaltings Posted April 3, 2022 Posted April 3, 2022 Western Power have just finished our three phase connection for a temporary building supply. Our plan is to just run this into the main house and the meter will remain here (we'll build a fancy brick enclosure around the meterbox), to save having to pay Western Power again to move it into the house. Next up, is for Octopus to come and put a meter on the supply. Will they also put in a Consumer Unit, or is this the electricians responsibility? For temporary building supply requirements, once the meter is in place by Octopus, I assume the electrician will be able to place some outdoor sockets and a commando socket (to connect up a touring caravan) next to the meter box? I also have been told that the site power sockets and caravan commando socket need to be fed from a TT earth (local earth rod) - Who's responsibility is this, the electrician? Just trying to figure out the correct order of things and if I need to tell Octopus to do anything special when they come to put a meter on the supply.
Conor Posted April 3, 2022 Posted April 3, 2022 Your spark needas to have the main fuse, RCBOs, earth rod, meter tails etc in place. took a couple attempts before our supplier was happy to fit the meter. What you can have as outlets will likely be documented in your DNO connection pack. For us, it was ONLY 16a commando sockets. Of course I just put on a fly lead with 13a extension gang.
ProDave Posted April 3, 2022 Posted April 3, 2022 Yes some DNO's require you have some equipment in place before they will fit a meter. All you need is a sparky to install a mini CU in the top right of the meter box, feeding your site sockets, and a TT earth rod for that. And leave the meter tails hanging ready to connect into the meter when it is fitted. An EIC (which will be incomplete) might also be handy in case of dispute.
thefoxesmaltings Posted April 4, 2022 Author Posted April 4, 2022 On 03/04/2022 at 18:42, Conor said: Your spark needas to have the main fuse, RCBOs, earth rod, meter tails etc in place. took a couple attempts before our supplier was happy to fit the meter. What you can have as outlets will likely be documented in your DNO connection pack. For us, it was ONLY 16a commando sockets. Of course I just put on a fly lead with 13a extension gang. Expand On 03/04/2022 at 18:58, ProDave said: Yes some DNO's require you have some equipment in place before they will fit a meter. All you need is a sparky to install a mini CU in the top right of the meter box, feeding your site sockets, and a TT earth rod for that. And leave the meter tails hanging ready to connect into the meter when it is fitted. An EIC (which will be incomplete) might also be handy in case of dispute. Expand When you say DNO connection pack - are you referring to Western Power (who I thought is the DNO) or Octopus? As neither sent me a connection pack! The rest of the steps make sense - will get the electrician on site before Octopus connect up the meter.
Conor Posted April 4, 2022 Posted April 4, 2022 On 04/04/2022 at 06:52, thefoxesmaltings said: When you say DNO connection pack - are you referring to Western Power (who I thought is the DNO) or Octopus? As neither sent me a connection pack! The rest of the steps make sense - will get the electrician on site before Octopus connect up the meter. Expand Western power. You should have signed a load of paperwork, drawings etc. Their connection requirements will be there. Fyi octopus aren't installing the meter, it'll be Western power again, you're just going through octopus as their your supplier.
Nickfromwales Posted April 4, 2022 Posted April 4, 2022 On 04/04/2022 at 06:52, thefoxesmaltings said: will get the electrician on site before Octopus connect up the meter Expand Currently assisting 2 clients on choices for a supplier. Could I please ask if Octopus have offered ( promised ) you a ToU tariff ( GO / GO faster ) from the outset, or whether they have asked to put you on their fixed price tariff for the immediate?
redtop Posted April 4, 2022 Posted April 4, 2022 We needed nothing, just the dno bit you have done. they then fitted the meter with nothing else done. Everything else is down to the electrician. If they insist on having a consumer unit fitted first just get sparky to put a small one in cabinett with the earth rod / connection done at same time. Would take half hour to fit these.
thefoxesmaltings Posted April 4, 2022 Author Posted April 4, 2022 On 04/04/2022 at 06:57, Conor said: Western power. You should have signed a load of paperwork, drawings etc. Their connection requirements will be there. Fyi octopus aren't installing the meter, it'll be Western power again, you're just going through octopus as their your supplier. Expand Western Power gave me a connection offer and a plan which I signed, but it wasn't loads of paperwork - this is all the info I have. Okay, so even though I am speaking with Octopus to install the meter, it will be Western Power carrying out the job. - This meter install is done after the electrician has put a CU for the site sockets and meter tails - is that correct?
Mr Punter Posted April 4, 2022 Posted April 4, 2022 Our DNO (UKPN) no longer accept the enclosure on timber legs, they want a kiosk concrete base. They also like a hockey stick up to the kiosk, not a gap like you have. We put in a switch fuse from the meter tails so we can isolate the consumer unit easily.
thefoxesmaltings Posted April 4, 2022 Author Posted April 4, 2022 On 04/04/2022 at 07:00, Nickfromwales said: Currently assisting 2 clients on choices for a supplier. Could I please ask if Octopus have offered ( promised ) you a ToU tariff ( GO / GO faster ) from the outset, or whether they have asked to put you on their fixed price tariff for the immediate? Expand Standard fixed price tarrif for the immediate connection. 1
Nickfromwales Posted April 4, 2022 Posted April 4, 2022 On 04/04/2022 at 11:38, thefoxesmaltings said: Standard fixed price tarrif for the immediate connection. Expand Thanks. Have they indicated when you would be moved to the eagerly sought ToU offerings? Any indication of price plan / duration etc downstream? TIA.
thefoxesmaltings Posted April 4, 2022 Author Posted April 4, 2022 On 04/04/2022 at 13:56, Nickfromwales said: Thanks. Have they indicated when you would be moved to the eagerly sought ToU offerings? Any indication of price plan / duration etc downstream? TIA. Expand They said once the meter was all connected etc, then I could select my tarrif and switch onto a better tarrif. 1
TonyT Posted April 4, 2022 Posted April 4, 2022 Some DNO’s fit isolation switches some don’t, so for the cost, best allow for a nice 4 pole wylex isolator
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