Mains cable

[Lectrician]

Don't attempt this. Apart from what has already been said, you don't want THAT cable buried in a wall where someone could drill through it.

My old boss drilled through the suppliers concentric that was buried diagonally in someones house, the bang was tremendous. It took out the suppliers fuse feeding one phase of the road the house was on.

A conservatory company were cutting into the rendered wall with a grinder for the flashing. The grinder stopped. Due to noise and dust, they didn't realise they had cut through the rendered over supply cable. Also killed the phone, but didn't become apparent until the next day

 

[ban-all-sheds]

It looks like i will have to make a nicer looking box cover to go round it.

Unless you want to spend a small fortune, that is undoubtedly the best way to go.

I wonder when a boxed-in section morphs into a boarded-out wall?

 

[calum63]

Unless you fancy your chances against a substation fuse probably rated at around 800amps! i'd leave it well alone. Most substation fuses do not operate(unless they are very old and suffered abuse in the past) when the service cable gets damaged but it will have fun rearranging your face and body and course very likely to kill you at the same time in the process.

Contact the dno mate they are the only people allowed to touch it.

 

[securespark]

I did a periodic a few years ago where the landlord had plastered the wall around the meter, including the straight con.

I had to mention it on the report and he was not best pleased. With me for pointing it out, I hasten to add, not himself for asking the plasterer to do it.

 

[PBC_1966]

One thing I like about the supplies here is that the incoming service, whether overhead or underground, is run in conduit right into the meter box.

 

[Taylortwocities]

One thing I like about the supplies here is that the incoming service, whether overhead or underground, is run in conduit right into the meter box.

Which is never inside the property, is that right?

 

[PBC_1966]

Which is never inside the property, is that right?

Not always. Many overhead services have the conduit coming down through the roof and surface-mounted on the outside wall of the house to a surface-mount meter enclosure, like the one you can see near the corner of this house (sorry, not the best photo to illustrate it, but one I have to hand):



But sometimes conduit is run through a wall to a recessed enclosure. Here's the service entrance to our house, which is underground and enters through the slab foundation and up through the garage wall:

 

[Taylortwocities]

Very picturesque! Thanks for the pix.

 

[JohnW2]

But sometimes conduit is run through a wall to a recessed enclosure. Here's the service entrance to our house, which is underground and enters through the slab foundation and up through the garage wall:

Do I take it that those are the incoming supply connections to the meter we can see? If so, is not 'theft of electricity' an issue over there?!

Kind Regards, John

 

[PBC_1966]

Yes, those are the incoming service conductors from the street. The cover on the service entrance chamber of these combined meter/distribution boards does have provision for a seal to be put through the securing screw, but ours doesn't have one, and I noticed that neither does our immediate neighbor's on one side. I don't know if they just got missed when installed years ago and never followed up on, or if maybe REU just doesn't bother in general. We have the usual seal on the meter ring, which you can see hanging down on the left.