I was under the impression that responsibility for meter tails from the meter into the property were the responsibility of the property owner.
However, the length of the meter tails and cross sectional area must comply with the requirements of the distributor. Sect 434. 3 (iv) red book.
I have a customer whose lives in a top floor (3rd floor) flat whose meter is situated in a ground floor cupboard. He wants to replace and move his current consumer unit about three metres.
I contacted Scottish Power to seek their advice on moving the consumer unit and was told that their responsibility ended at the distributors cut out and that provided the customers cable current carrying capacity exceeded the main fuse then the length of the cable was not a concern. (apart from potential voltage drop)
This seems to put paid to the 'three metre theory' limit on meter tails.
However, the length of the meter tails and cross sectional area must comply with the requirements of the distributor. Sect 434. 3 (iv) red book.
I have a customer whose lives in a top floor (3rd floor) flat whose meter is situated in a ground floor cupboard. He wants to replace and move his current consumer unit about three metres.
I contacted Scottish Power to seek their advice on moving the consumer unit and was told that their responsibility ended at the distributors cut out and that provided the customers cable current carrying capacity exceeded the main fuse then the length of the cable was not a concern. (apart from potential voltage drop)
This seems to put paid to the 'three metre theory' limit on meter tails.