RE: Electricity Boxes - Ownership ?

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

MANWEB own the incoming fuse and the meter.
The box is part of YOUR house and everything on the consumer side of the
meter is yours.

How about some form of lockable cover over the consumer unit or even an
internal door with a cutout to reveal the face of the meter for reading
purposes. They might get snotty if they cant visually inspect "Their
Equipment" in which case a large perspex area giving visiblity of all
MANWEB
kit but preventing prying fingers turning off the power.

While you are at it, put a small CCTV camera in there and fit a microswitch
to the door to record which little B******* are doing it.

Keith

> -----Original Message-----
> From: geraint@xxxxxxx [mailto:geraint@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 12 August 2001 18:33
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Electricity Boxes - Ownership ?
>
>
> It seems the young kids of the village have a new game, it's called
> switching off people's MAINS POWER.
>
> I live in a newish house, and the electricity box and meter are
> mounted at the front of the house next to the garage.
>
> The box uses those triangle shaped keys, but are very easy to open
> with a pair of long-nose pliers.
>
> I want to be able to secure the box, but i'm not sure on the
> legality, as I think the box is actually owned by Manweb.
>
> Choices are to put a lock barrel on, or a magnetic lock.
>
> Problem is, that the elctricity board come to read the meter, and I
> don't think they will be too happy about not being able to access it.
>
> Any ideas ?
>
>
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