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Electricity supply new build

  • 16-10-2015 6:32pm
    #1
    brendan86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 491 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    So my mate is building a house on land his parents gave him a stone throw away from his old Granny's house..

    He restored the ESB to his Granny's house and he now plans to run a cable to his house to save paying ESB the installation of it which he said is like 3000?

    His brother and his are electricians so they can do it themselves..

    I told him its illegal as u believe it is and when the man comes to read the meter he will know none lives in the Granny's house as its run down and up the lane is a new build..

    He's going ahead with it but I fear he may get a big fine or some sorts? What would happen if he did it without getting a ESB qualified person? Is it as serious as I'm thinking?

    Thanks in advance


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  • #2
    893bet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,368 ✭✭✭893bet


    Esb supply will cost him 1800 not 3000.

    Not sure if the legality of it but it's madness eitherway. It will cost him more to sort it out in the future when he has to eventually. He can't sell down the line ever as it stands. Also he is reliant on your nans house being well maintained for his power supply. What about when the roof starts leaking or there are vermin eating the wires over there, or if someone breaks into the derelict house etc.

    Penny pinching for 1800 saving when all he is doing is putting of the paying until some other time.


  • #3
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,820 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    1800 for the connection + poles (if any), could see you to 3k.

    There's other advantages to not connecting: without an MPRN, it doesn't 'exist': ergo, LPT, IW, etc etc ......

    He can always physically build to allow for a new connection - it's only ductwork........

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