I have a house conversion into 5 self contained flats, each with their own gas and electric meters.
I wanted to put in a smart meter for the landlords electricity supply which has its own meter. This provides stair lighting, emergency lights, door entry system and fire alarm. However, the landlords meter is sharing its main fuse with one of the flats.
Lowri Beck today said they cannot connect a meter on a shared supply main fuse. Is this correct.
It was suggested I put in a red box (isolating fuse) and maybe then it would be allowed.
On another matter, when Lowri Beck were checking the main fuse head, they noticed the separate neutral box containing the neutrals from all five flats and the landlords was overcrowded and not safe. They want to report this issue and enforce me to attend the rectification.
Happy to do so, but the fuse head was installed by the electricity board (appreciate they are no longer called that!) together with the landlords supply and of course, this overcrowding of the neutral block. I now have to be on a 3 hour standby for them to access the building.
My concern being that who is responsible for the supply head/fuse, Lowri Beck say they are just sub contractors for the energy supply company, in this case Scottish Power. But as each flat can choose whatever supplier they like, they are all sharing a common neutral. Complicated I know, but Lowri Beck couldn't be more unhelpful.
I wanted to put in a smart meter for the landlords electricity supply which has its own meter. This provides stair lighting, emergency lights, door entry system and fire alarm. However, the landlords meter is sharing its main fuse with one of the flats.
Lowri Beck today said they cannot connect a meter on a shared supply main fuse. Is this correct.
It was suggested I put in a red box (isolating fuse) and maybe then it would be allowed.
On another matter, when Lowri Beck were checking the main fuse head, they noticed the separate neutral box containing the neutrals from all five flats and the landlords was overcrowded and not safe. They want to report this issue and enforce me to attend the rectification.
Happy to do so, but the fuse head was installed by the electricity board (appreciate they are no longer called that!) together with the landlords supply and of course, this overcrowding of the neutral block. I now have to be on a 3 hour standby for them to access the building.
My concern being that who is responsible for the supply head/fuse, Lowri Beck say they are just sub contractors for the energy supply company, in this case Scottish Power. But as each flat can choose whatever supplier they like, they are all sharing a common neutral. Complicated I know, but Lowri Beck couldn't be more unhelpful.