Gas , Electric and water all switched off at the property i'm buying.....how long does it normally take to switch them all back on ???

Gas , Electric and water all switched off at the property i'm buying (reposison).....how long does it normally take to switch them all back on ??? i'm based in yorkshire , in case that makes any difference , anyone had any experince with kind of thing........i will of course have to call each company to obtain a accurate time schedule , just a rough guide to how long it might take.....

TIA

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Inch High Private EYE
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next day... same day if you phone early enough.

Reply to
Dave

Sounds good to me, i thought it might of been closer to 1 week !??!?!

Reply to
Inch High Private EYE

Depends what you mean by "switched off".

If they have had to dig up the path in front of the house and crimp-off the supply pipe and cut the supply cable.. months.

If the meters have been removed.. a couple of weeks.

If the water and gas valves have simply been turned off, note the readings and turn them back on again after having checked that the systems are safe.

If the main fuse has been removed and the holder sealed, they will want a safety certificate completed before they will put it back - expect a couple of weeks delay.

If it is just that the consumer unit(s) are switched off, note the readings and switch them back on after having checked that the system is safe.

Reply to
Palindrome

Sue , thank you , i've managed to call all the companys and track down whos supplying each supply , water is still on , gas capped ? electric , they can switch back on pretty much stright away , but need to fax them proof i'm purchased the place etc... so it does sound good at the moment , so fingers crossed....

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Inch High Private EYE

"Gas capped" sounds like they have taken the meter out. IIUC (I don't have gas, myself) you need a CORGI guy to certify that the system is safe before they will connect in a meter and turn the supply back on. In any event, even if they don't require it, it sounds a very good idea. The last owner might not have been that interested in leaving everything safe, under the circumstances..

BICBW.

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Palindrome

Sue , thats very true , luckily , amongest my friends , i have fully qualified gas fitter and electrican , so i can ask them to check things out at little cost , once again thank you for your advice...as it really would be a pain , to buy the place and have to wait weeks for supply , but hey hoe , i'm not there yet and fingers crossed :-)

Reply to
Inch High Private EYE

You repossessed and you cant spell the word? Jeez you have no chance.

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Peter

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