garden gate and access to meter

blueskys

I'm thinking of putting a gate at the side of my house but only realistic position for it is near the front which would be in front of the esb meter. Is this a problem? Thanks

rayjdav

Yes.

https://www.esbnetworks.ie/docs/default-source/publications/your-meter-cabinet

JoeA3

In my last house, the meter was behind a locked side gate. It had been fitted by the previous owner. It was never flagged as a problem to me. Only issue was, when the meter reading guy called and no one was home, he just stuck a note in the letterbox to say that the meter couldn't be read. So I used to do it myself and submit the reading online.

A lot of houses in housing estates especially have locked side gates. Not suggesting its correct but it doesn't seem to be a big problem.

Dudda

On a new build it's an issue. When you're looking for an ESB connection you have to have the meter in the correct location and follow their requirements as rayjav linked to above. They're very strict on this. Once you're connected to the ESB (as in all existing houses) the issue isn't as big a problem and with the roll out of smart meters it will become even less of an issue once they get enabled and send the meter reading back automatically.

JoeA3

Dudda wrote: »

On a new build it's an issue. When you're looking for an ESB connection you have to have the meter in the correct location and follow their requirements as rayjav linked to above. They're very strict on this. Once you're connected to the ESB (as in all existing houses) the issue isn't as big a problem and with the roll out of smart meters it will become even less of an issue once they get enabled and send the meter reading back automatically.

Yep I'm building a new house myself, and they are fairly strict on it in that case. I've heard of cases where they come out to do the connection and the meter box is on the "wrong" side of the house and they refuse to do the works.

Will smart meters do away with the need for a meter box entirely? It does seem quite antiquated in this day and age, employing a man to go from house to house to do something that at the very least the home owner can do themselves and submit online.

Calahonda52

JoeA3 wrote: »

Yep I'm building a new house myself, and they are fairly strict on it in that case. I've heard of cases where they come out to do the connection and the meter box is on the "wrong" side of the house and they refuse to do the works.

Will smart meters do away with the need for a meter box entirely? It does seem quite antiquated in this day and age, employing a man to go from house to house to do something that at the very least the home owner can do themselves and submit online.

In a country where water and the dole are treated as human rights, I don't think so.
The full SM rollout is 2 to 3 years away and there will be an opt out clause.