November 20th 2019

[H] Today Electricity North West turned up to disconnect the power and move the electricity meter into our new outdoor cabinet. Again, to save money, we opted to do the labouring ourselves and Malcolm has constructed a solid concrete pad, complete with the required ducting to run the cabling from underground up through the pad, and installed an approved meter cabinet on top of it. The electrician was here yesterday fitting a couple of outside sockets on the side of the cabinet and a connection for the caravan, which is all we should need for now. This will serve as our TBS ("temporary builders' supply") while the build is going on and can then be converted to our permanent meter cabinet once the new house is finished. It's a bit more complicated than that - there were lengthy discussions over several weeks about RCDs, consumer units, three phase vs single phase,... which I don't pretend to understand. If you're interested in knowing more then please see Malcolm's write-up on UTILITIES in the TECHNICAL section.

Electricity cabinet and new outside tap for site supply: