Unmetered Electric Connection

soillover

Has anybody here got an unmetered electric connection for an electric fence. If so could you walk me through the process? I'm currently looking to buy some land and want to put some animals on site with a fence so I'm just trying to do up costs etc. I can see the application online but in terms of the set up what happens when its approved do I get an electrician and what does he need to do?

Thanks

djmc

I don't know what an unmetered electric connection is or if it can be got in this country but I'd be interested to hear more on it price etc if you find out more.
I have used a strong solar powered fencer with 30w panel attached and gravity flow well piped to drinking troughs on outfarm
It may not be quite as good as electric but it does the job as I couldn't justify the standing charge for the meter that's only used over the summer months.

Justjens

As with any ESB connection they can charge what they charge, and you won't know until you put in an application.

Once you are approved and have coughed up the readies, they will install the pole and wires, you then employ an electrician, again cost unknown at present, to install a meter box and an electrical outlet that is up to the current standard.

Once the ESB are happy with that you will be wired for power.

barnaman

https://www.esb.ie/esbnetworks/en/business-customers/unmetered_connections/single_unmetered.jsp

Djmc what the op is on about. Around a long time; a pole connection. solar fencer is as good DJMC.

cacs

soillover wrote: »

Has anybody here got an unmetered electric connection for an electric fence. If so could you walk me through the process? I'm currently looking to buy some land and want to put some animals on site with a fence so I'm just trying to do up costs etc. I can see the application online but in terms of the set up what happens when its approved do I get an electrician and what does he need to do?

Thanks

Hello I am about to make an application for one I was talking to the Esb about it . It cost €160 per year flat rate. It cost 400-500 euro to put it in. If there is no pole on your land they can add on at At €400 per pole. They law a pole every 350-400 m as the crow files . If you. You need two outdoor box . One for the Esb connection one for the electric fence. You cannot mount the boxes on the pole. If you have a building close by you can bring a Trench with red ducting to it. If not you will need to build a secure little shed or pump Josue to house the boxes. Hope that helps

Muckit

l think solar is the way to go.

satstheway

cathal irwin wrote: »

Hello I am about to make an application for one I was talking to the Esb about it . It cost €160 per year flat rate. It cost 400-500 euro to put it in. If there is no pole on your land they can add on at At €400 per pole. They law a pole every 350-400 m as the crow files . If you. You need two outdoor box . One for the Esb connection one for the electric fence. You cannot mount the boxes on the pole. If you have a building close by you can bring a Trench with red ducting to it. If not you will need to build a secure little shed or pump Josue to house the boxes. Hope that helps

I would think poles are a lot closer than 400m.

50HX

i wuldn't bother unless you can get it done on the QT

the were put in handy enough years ago but nowadays there's nothing for nothing

go solar or a well hidden battery fence

cost you a bomb otherwise

any1 nearby that you could plug the fence in there and run a covered wire to the land?

MIKEKC

soillover wrote: »

Has anybody here got an unmetered electric connection for an electric fence. If so could you walk me through the process? I'm currently looking to buy some land and want to put some animals on site with a fence so I'm just trying to do up costs etc. I can see the application online but in terms of the set up what happens when its approved do I get an electrician and what does he need to do?

Thanks

Recently got quote. 1 pole and transformer, e3,200 approx. transformer main cost, e2,000 . The reason it's so expensive is because they get no return, so you pay the full cost. Farmyard instillations etc. are subsidised because they get a return. When I got quote I rang to query the price. Got an unmetered supply in another out farm two years ago .There was a transformer on land, no pole e385. These prices include vat. Decided to go solar

Tomjim

I have an existing ESB Supply on my land. All I use it for is an electric fence, and as a low useage customer, the bill is very high each year.

I sent an application away to ESB Networks for an unmetered connection.

Question is it a big job to change from a metered connection to an unmetered connection ie will ESB networks only have to change the metre box/ settings?

farmersfriend

Tomjim wrote: »

I have an existing ESB Supply on my land. All I use it for is an electric fence, and as a low useage customer, the bill is very high each year.

I sent an application away to ESB Networks for an unmetered connection.

Question is it a big job to change from a metered connection to an unmetered connection ie will ESB networks only have to change the metre box/ settings?

I have a connection for a fencer only, cost of 7.50 every 2 months. box is on pole, its there over 20 years now, wasn't expensive at the time.

Teddy 1234

I must look into this, I’ve had 2 battery fences stolen. Could you put the unmetered connection in a neighbors field, as I have no esb pole on my land, and we could share the electric fence

cacs

Teddy 1234 wrote: »

I must look into this, I’ve had 2 battery fences stolen. Could you put the unmetered connection in a neighbors field, as I have no esb pole on my land, and we could share the electric fence

I put in the in meterd electric fence. I honestly don’t know if it costs €60 or €160 per year. But honestly it’s the only way to go. 400 connection. I put the blue cheat electric unit in and it’s working brilliant. You get good burn off of vegetation touching the fence so the electricity shorting is not an issue. I don’t think you will have equivalent current from solar. If you have a bull or bulls it’s the only job. Also what acreage will you want to cover again will solar have the punch. I run temp lines off the main fence again great kick off it. It’s consistent also where you can’t be 100% from solar

blue5000

Local guy had this at the ploughing match, pumps water and has a fencer off a solar panel and 12v battery.

Thepillowman

Tomjim wrote: »

I have an existing ESB Supply on my land. All I use it for is an electric fence, and as a low useage customer, the bill is very high each year.

I sent an application away to ESB Networks for an unmetered connection.

Question is it a big job to change from a metered connection to an unmetered connection ie will ESB networks only have to change the metre box/ settings?

Some providers don't have the low usage charge as far as i know shop around a bit.

Tomjim

Thepillowman wrote: »

Some providers don't have the low usage charge as far as i know shop around a bit.

Got a call a few days ago from ESB Networks and will be getting a letter saying I will be getting the unmetered connection in the next few days.

They did mention that I will have to get the power from an electric supplier, so just wondering who will provide the cheapest supply?

Thepillowman

Hi Tomjim I have changed over to Panda power cheapest I could find.

Tomjim

how much is that thanks

Thepillowman

It is working out that the units including vat are same price as electric ireland are before vat ,changed because electric ireland were charging for low usage.Havn't exact figures to hand at the moment.

Tomjim

I think we are talking about different things here. I'm getting an unmetered connection so I wont be charged for units instead it will be a yearly fixed charge. I am only using an electric fence.

Thanks

Tomjim

I got a quote from Electric Ireland for an unmetered connection, its 196 euro plus the vat per year.

Is this what everyone else is paying?