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Temporary Supply - Emergency

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Hi I have been asked to help with a temporary supply to a takeaway shop that has no electric meter. 


I am thinking of Hiring a 10KVa generator to provide the supply but have never dealt with a job like this before.


Would love some opinions and guidance right now, would be much appreciated.


Also would this be classed as notifiable works?


Many thanks 


Amardeep Singh
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    Why is there no meter, is it a new installation?


    What's using electric:  


    ovens, microwaves, water heaters....?

     


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    0 Former Community Member
    I'm going to meet the owner now. He said there was an issue with the meter and didn't go into too much depth.


    2 commercial freezers, 5 commercial fridges, kettle, microwave, tills and lighting is what he told me over the phone. 


    Has a pizza oven plugged in but surely just for ignition.


    From the sounds of it, its a small/medium size establishment


    Thanks
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    Likely cut off for not paying his leckie bill! In any event, it’s not just a simple matter of sticking the genny in. Some careful scrutiny of the proposed ADS and over current methods will be required along with changeover connections and genny location. I would get your client to hire the genny, his problem if it goes AWOL.
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    Its a new lease and the previous tenants had connected a tampered meter. 


    Generator turns out wasnt a viable option as the area is completely surrounded by residential.


    We have however now been given permission from his neighbour to tap into their supply.


    The plan now is to put the neighbours supply into a Henly and split to feed both shops. 


    Its just a single phase supply but their really isn't much demand in the take away. So I'm planning to limit the supply to 40 amps through a small DB before his main isolator. 


    The neighbours is a newsagents and is also not pulling much power. 


    Is there any reason why I cant do this?
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    Seriously doubt your being told the whole story, otherwise you would just get the supply reconnected.
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    If both are on the same supply, and it's TN-S, no issue electrically (Legally may be a different matter). If one side or both is TN-C-S, then connecting the earths could cause huge diverted neutral currents through your temp. supply, so 10mm T&E isn't going to cut it. (assuming the meter ONLY was removed, and it wasn't disconnected in the street by cutting the cable!)
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    A once great forum, has it really come to this?


    Regards, UKPN.
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    0 Former Community Member
    UKPN:

    A once great forum, has it really come to this?


    Regards, UKPN.


    What is the problem? Please expand. Is a genuine query and I thought this was the place to get advice


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    Colin Haggett:

    Seriously doubt your being told the whole story, otherwise you would just get the supply reconnected.


    I got the impression there was a disagreement between supplier and landlord 

    Ie. Landlord had to foot the bill for tenants fitting a dodgy meter. 


    Landlord had to pay £1200 fees which they disputed but finally paid and now they're waiting for a date to have meter fitted 


    Thats all I was told. Getting the feeling best to stay away from the Job??


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    Have the DNO dug the footpath up  outside the take away and completely removed the supply cable or just removed the meter inside it?


    Andy B

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