Anyone know how I go about removing the electric meter?

SherJ81 · 02-02-2022 3:00pm #1

It's in a bad spot, right at the end of my stairs. New fuse board has been wired up to it.

Will the ESB remove it when installing new smart meters? Planning on doing some work in the house so could do with it moved or gone altogether if smart meter installed

ARGINITE · 03-02-2022 9:20am

Where would the new meter be going?

Had the house rewired last year and got the meter moved at the same time. Process for moving the meter was once the new cabinet was installed I called the ESB to schedule a date for the meter move, they came out and inspected the cabinet removed the old meter and installed the new meter in the new cabinet.

SherJ81 · 04-02-2022 8:25pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118574125#Comment_118574125

On the other side of that wall, so it would be located in the porch

SherJ81 · 04-02-2022 8:27pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118582951#Comment_118582951

Btw how much did they charge to move meter and install new one?

ARGINITE · 08-02-2022 8:55am

ESB Charged €414 to move the meter

ECO_Mental · 08-02-2022 9:04am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118598417#Comment_118598417

Did they required a RECI cert as well before they move it, I would have thought they would have required one?

ARGINITE · 15-02-2022 9:42am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118598437#Comment_118598437

Yes cert was require, electrican sent cert to Safe Electric who sent it to the ESB.

The ESB then come out move meter and make the new connection.

31-03-2022 3:51pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118633109#Comment_118633109

How long did it take between ESB receiving Cert and coming out? We're being quoted 6-8 weeks which is playing havoc with our move back into the house. Very annoying as Builders and Spark were told this in January when we asked to move the meter and no-one (including our own project manager) flagged it as a potential delay.

ARGINITE · 05-04-2022 11:50am

We were told 6 to 8 weeks as well and it took a little over 6 weeks for them to turn up the first time, there was an issue with the meter box on there first visit and then we had another 4 weeks wait. So ensure that things are right as the ESB won't wait around for them to be fixed.

Anyone know how I go about removing the electric meter?

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