ESB reconnection and service alteration

Rosia

Hi, we're midway through our renovation and about two weeks from completing second fix electrical. I've been in touch with Electric Ireland and ESB about reconnection (including a service alteration to bring the cable from the pole underground to the new metre). I was informed that it's currently taking 10-12 weeks to process orders in the Tuam office which seems insane. Has anyone has any luck with getting this done more quickly or gone the route of getting a generator or power from a neighbour. Without electricity we can't dry the house out so everything will be on hold - tiling/plumbing/kitchen/flooring. Any advice is welcome as we're getting quite concerned about the delay. Thanks!

frank730

they always say 10-12 weeks, I think we got ours done in about 6 weeks

ted1

Don't you often see things like this used to dry out houses whens there's no electricity.

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Rosia

I got in touch with a local TD and that did the trick. Thanks for the responses!

Jim_Hodge

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123921071#Comment_123921071

Pure coincidence. Local TDs can't speed up connections. It's not the local operation of 80s anymore.

Ray Palmer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123925922#Comment_123925922

I thought it would be strange a local TD could get a private company to do something too.