Moving electricity meter

In article , Ben Mack writes

It has been covered a few times here and appears not to be a problem. The 'official' way appears to be to write a notification of works to the supplier telling them what is about to be done then write to them after the works to tell them that work has been completed and inviting them to re-seal the meter connections at their convenience. It's really an arse covering exercise so make the second letter recorded delivery.

What's a "registered" electrician? Registered with whom?

It's their property, so I would have thought so.

It is, and proof that whoever your friend speaking to at the suppliers was a witless numpty.

Owain

I have seen an advert in one of the mags about CORGI applying to do a CORGI Electrician scheme. In the small print it did say the scheme was subject to approval from ODPM. Another Part P scheme I assume.

Mind you part P will not allow you to move a meter. Only the supplier should arrange and do that.

Adam

Anyone can move the meter, but you need to get the leccy company to inspect and re-aeal. There responsibility extends to the meter only, after that its the BCO and electrical regs to specify length of tails and switchgear and wiring that follows.

Usually a phone call to them and 'Ive moved the meter, can you reseal it' gets a man in a van pretty quickly...

Well I joined this scheme (I know it's feels like selling out to jags+chins+shags==6) It allows me, legally, to self certify single circuit installs and produce inspection and test forms. I suspect the latter will become increasingly more significant as the Blames Direct Culture shows no sign of letting up.

I believe there are around a dozen schemes for being a registered electrician.

Corgi version now an approved Part P scheme?

Adam

The IEE* :-)

• IET for pedants!

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Worked when I did it. Had to move the meter unexpectedly (poor planning and the discovery of some seriously dodgy wiring - old rubber stuff from which all the rubber had crumbled) and just moved it. Bloke came along later in the week and wasn't at all bothered.

I recently had a set-to with EDF Energy about the costs they wanted to charge for a relatively straightforward service alteration. It turns out that some of the work is contestable, some is non contestable.

'Moving a meter' quite often means moving both the meter and the service termination. Alterations to the service cable and termination are 'non-contestable'. Only the company owning the cable and main fuse can carry out any work on the service cable and main fuse.

Moving the meter and carrying out a rudimentary check before reconnecting supply is contestable work, and can be carried out by persons other than the company owning the service cable. My choice of words there was quite deliberate. EDF Energy gave me a relatively short list of approved electrical contractors who were allowed to carry out the contestable works.

Unfortunately I no longer have the correspondence, but the operative expression was *approved* contractors. Who approves them I can't remember, but I don't think it was as simple as a registered electrician. The contractors listed were all major businesses.

Attitudes between companies obviously differ. I suspect in the situation you mention, the 'owning' company are taking a fairly relaxed attitude to who can move the meter and are accepting the work being carried out by a registered electrician, as distinct from an 'approved' contractor.

Wouldn't bar you either, would it? The IEE Regs don't apply to "suppliers' works" AIUI

Owain

Merely those who are up to date (it's been over a month now!)

Bob (MIET, I suppose, now)

Didn't here. I didn't actually move the meter, but removed it to replace the mounting board with a bigger one for a new CU. And of course had to remove the seal. The seal on the company fuse had been removed many years before and never replaced.

I phoned them to say what I'd done and they showed little interest.

In article , fred writes

Sorry, I should have googled first, have now done so

So I see, though not entirely clear, it looks like he should get away with it

Thanks everyone for your responses, most educational :-)

Cheers

Just for the benefit of the group, the CORGI Part P Scheme is a restricted scheme, so do not assume that a CORGI competent person can do everything electrical, because they are not approved for that side. Nightmare scheme for the uninformed really.

Nothing changes, then. Most plumbers wire up central heating with only one type of cable - 3 core 0.5mm flex. Earth as switched line with no marking? Not a problem. Heat resistant close to the boiler? Never heard of it and it's too expensive...