Wondering if you could help me understand what's going on here and give me an idea of what the options are.
My friend's only Economy 7 storage heater was removed several years ago. Last year the electricity board said they had to update the meters and because she doesn't use Economy 7 any more they disconnected the cable and just left the one meter. It's a one bedroom house which has an old style fuseboard with four fuses - lights, sockets, immersion and cooker. There's also a separate MCB for a shower.
Have attached photos to give you an idea of the current set up. The E7 unit to the left of the fuseboard is disconnected (cable is hanging in the second photo), the one to the right is the shower. I did wonder if the two red cables into the meter were both circuits but the E7 socket is definitely dead.
My friend would like to use the old storage heater socket as a normal socket. I'm guessing an electrician will say it needs a new CU so the cost of bringing the old socket into play starts to become a bit steep. Would they/could they connect the E7 circuit in to the current fuseboard? She has a gas cooker so the electric one isn't used. Or could the E7 cable be connected to the socket circuit as a spur? Thanks in advance
My friend's only Economy 7 storage heater was removed several years ago. Last year the electricity board said they had to update the meters and because she doesn't use Economy 7 any more they disconnected the cable and just left the one meter. It's a one bedroom house which has an old style fuseboard with four fuses - lights, sockets, immersion and cooker. There's also a separate MCB for a shower.
Have attached photos to give you an idea of the current set up. The E7 unit to the left of the fuseboard is disconnected (cable is hanging in the second photo), the one to the right is the shower. I did wonder if the two red cables into the meter were both circuits but the E7 socket is definitely dead.
My friend would like to use the old storage heater socket as a normal socket. I'm guessing an electrician will say it needs a new CU so the cost of bringing the old socket into play starts to become a bit steep. Would they/could they connect the E7 circuit in to the current fuseboard? She has a gas cooker so the electric one isn't used. Or could the E7 cable be connected to the socket circuit as a spur? Thanks in advance
