saveasteading Posted Sunday at 18:00 Share Posted Sunday at 18:00 Having a precise specification from UK Power for a new 3 phase supply, I was surprised to see so many different sizes being available, and it is not easy or quick to compare sources. Many are slightly smaller which seems very odd. w600 xH1100 X d300 is the requirement and here is one such. It seems expensive for what it is, and such a standard unit. Any suggestions please? Free Standing GRP Electric Meter Box Green – W600 x H1100 x D300mm, GRP Cabinet , GRP Kiosk £691.20 Incl. VAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted Sunday at 18:41 Share Posted Sunday at 18:41 Qiuick search on Ebay found this, many more available https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375394978328?itmmeta= 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted Sunday at 19:26 Share Posted Sunday at 19:26 Check your minimum height Ours wouldn’t instal into anything less than 1100 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Posted Sunday at 20:22 Share Posted Sunday at 20:22 It’s the exactly the same one I fitted for single phase. It’s massively increased in price though as I paid £495. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyB Posted Sunday at 22:27 Share Posted Sunday at 22:27 I built a brick one for ours. My electrician wanted enough space for a board inside the box as well and it was getting large and ugly. It wasn't the easy option as there's quite a lot of spec that should be followed but it was still cheaper than buying a box 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr Punter Posted Monday at 08:19 Share Posted Monday at 08:19 I have bought from these people: https://www.emiter.co.uk/product-category/3-phase-electric-meter-boxes/?orderby=price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Posted Monday at 09:10 Share Posted Monday at 09:10 (edited) It’s the Emiter one I have. The compression seal on the door is crap and it fell off quickly after installing it. It didn’t leak with this missing but I’ve since replaced it. I also sealed it both inside and out around the base as water was getting in. Even for single phase I’d recommend the taller one especially if you are going to use it as a temporary supply so will have a CU and some sockets in it. Edited Monday at 09:12 by Kelvin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Ambrose Posted Monday at 11:25 Share Posted Monday at 11:25 Wow, these are expensive for how well they are made. Anyone know - are you allowed to put a CU and say a router inside too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted Monday at 14:45 Share Posted Monday at 14:45 Mine was £282. I think it would be big enough for a 3 phase head. Mine is single phase and has a small CU and fuse switch. Sparky is going to fit a Ryefield board so we can feed 2 properties, so we will need another meter. That will be a squeeze, but space on site is limited. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted Monday at 14:49 Author Share Posted Monday at 14:49 6 hours ago, Mr Punter said: these people: GRP ELECTRIC METER BOX W605 X H1150 X D320 MM , NEW ELECTRICITY CONNECTION £618 incl VAT so that is the right direction thanks. 5 hours ago, Kelvin said: it fell off quickly after installing it Ahhh. I will bear that in mind. Also re the size. For interest , why do they make 72 variations? I was starting to think the box might be too small. We are going to have a 60m cable onward from there to the house. The location is to stay within 25m of the pole, and keep it as 'minor' works. The box and connection is going in earlier than we wanted, but to please the neighbour/ vendor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted Monday at 15:01 Author Share Posted Monday at 15:01 3 hours ago, Alan Ambrose said: are you allowed to put a CU and say a router inside too? Good question. I will accept any and all advice on this subject please. I don't have an electrician yet , hence needing early advice. such as.... are these radius ducts standard things? do they have to point one to the rear and one to the side as shown? Chuckle. I was thinking of going all diy and amateur and buying 3 bags of ready-mix to make the base. I saw reviews of it, and at first thought they were wind-ups... *when you buy a bag of "Concrete" you don't expect half of it to be chippings! no mention of this in description just a waste of money *Absolutely crap and useless stuff!!!! Most of it are stones! The rest is runny water based- cement colour water!!!! Avoid! Waste of money I wish I would just buy bag of cement and sand. This amount of stones is only half bag of 20kg total bag!!!! And grey water. Disgusting. I have a feeling they both added too much water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Ambrose Posted Tuesday at 17:19 Share Posted Tuesday at 17:19 If you're going to pay £600, then you might just as well pay £800 for a stainless steel one (assuming UKPN doesn't outlaw metal ones): https://ritherdon.myshopify.com/collections/rb-cabinets/products/rb-800-cabinet?variant=21256431272015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Posted Tuesday at 18:02 Share Posted Tuesday at 18:02 You can point the ducting any direction you like obviously. I used 3 x 38mm diameter hockey sticks. One in one out and one spare just in case. However that was a mistake as it made getting the thick unwieldy cables in chuffing hard. I should have used corrugated smooth wall stuff so don’t do what I did. I also just used 3 bags of readymix concrete. It’s perfectly fine and made a really nice base. They never followed the instructions as you say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted Wednesday at 08:52 Share Posted Wednesday at 08:52 15 hours ago, Alan Ambrose said: assuming UKPN doesn't outlaw metal ones They want them in GRP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted Wednesday at 09:23 Author Share Posted Wednesday at 09:23 I've just had a plastic box for a temporary supply. Its horrible, wobbly, difficult to shut and open. It was bought by the electrician from an electrics merchant. and was cheap. It will have to do. I'm hoping that any grp ones for the mains will be subject to some minimum standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Posted Wednesday at 09:39 Share Posted Wednesday at 09:39 Apart from the seal I mentioned my GRP is solid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Ambrose Posted Wednesday at 10:52 Share Posted Wednesday at 10:52 I see there are a bunch of suppliers, it seems to be a little cottage industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted Wednesday at 11:02 Author Share Posted Wednesday at 11:02 8 minutes ago, Alan Ambrose said: seems to be a little cottage industry. Yes. Too many options, no mass production? Sell one make another? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Posted Wednesday at 11:06 Share Posted Wednesday at 11:06 I spent ages pondering this simply because if it falls apart down the line it’s not that straightforward to replace! The GRP cabinet will see me out unless it got mullered somehow which is why I built it right on the edge of the boundary out of the way. There was a better place for it nearer the house but was convinced it would get driven over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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