2 meters from 1 supply....

[shooby]

Hi everyone.

I am converting my house into 2 flats and therefore will need 2 electric meters. The house currently has the old original supply cable (lead sheathed) leading into the cutout and then off to a meter. There has been another meter installed in the past - How do you go about installing another meter correctly? Should you take another cutout from the first to another meter (this seems to defeat the object though I suppose) or does the supply feed 2 cutouts and then go to the respective meters?
Obviously it will all be done by a qualified electrician but I like to know exactly whats going on!

Any help greatly appreciated.

Many thanks.

 

[RF Lighting]

You need to contact your DNO.


They will probably install a second cutout from the existing cable, but only they can tell you that.


It is NOT a job for an electrician

 

[breezer]

you dont (neither does the electrician) you get your supply company to do it.

suppose each flat opts to have lecy shower your existing supply probably cant cope with 2 showers, so lecy board will upgrade cable

 

[shooby]

Wow,

Thanks for the speedy replies.

Both flats are being newly rewired so there will be no electric showers. I have spoken to the provider and the local electric company who basically keep palming me off. They told me to 'ask an electrician' and if it used to have 2 meters feeding 2 flats then they would just turn up and put another one in again.

Is this a common way of doing it? 2 meters from one supply?

Thanks again.

 

[breezer]

depends on demand (demand being that of the flats, not how many people ask for it)

 

[shooby]

The flats are only small (2 bedroom) and both have a ring main, kitchen ring, lighting circuit, smoke alarms and electric cooker.
The central heating is gas.... Hopefully this is small enough to split the current supply.

 

[breezer]

you were doing ok, until you said cooker.

even applying diversity, its a bit.............(cant think of the word)

 

[RF Lighting]

..........too much?