Moving meter/fuse box from garage to outside box?

[gcltd]

Hi, we plan to move our elec meter/fuse box from our garage and thought the easiest place would be to an outside box rather than back in the house. Mainly due to less disruption/mess and also not to take up space in the house.

Can meters/fuse boxes be installed in an outside box?
And can this be done by any good electrician?

Thanks

 

[Monkeh]

Your DNO would have to move the point of supply, and putting the CU outside is not the best idea.

The DNO will charge you quite a pretty penny to do the work, and moving the entire CU would also not be cheap.

 

[westie101]

The DNO will probably not want the CU in the same outside cabinet as the cut-out & meter. So you should plan on mounting it inside "back to back" or more or less! (though tails should be preferable no more than 2 metres long, 3 at the absolute max)
The other possibility is to mount the CU in another box alongside, but the damp conditions might not be the best for some CUs

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Plus having to go outside to reset a breaker would be a right PITA.