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Electric meter removed after drug farm discovered.

hertzal123

The landlord has asked me to fit a  new consumer unit in a property without a meter.

Just wondering if the meter fitter will require  a eic for the cu with insulation and R2

readings or a eicr for the installation.

                                    Thanks for any advice.

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    Sounds like the electric company who the previous tenants paid/didn't pay their bills to has taken their ball back and won't play any more. So the landlord can either apply to them, if they still exist, or to any other electric company to fit a new meter. Each company, I believe, will have their views about what is required paperwork for downstream of the meter. Unfortunately some won't even consider entering into a meaningful conversation until someone signs up. But you can probably cancel pretty quick if you don't hear the right noises from them, within bedding down period.

    Agree with Mike, get an isolator fitted at same time as meter if space for it, else make space.

    Regarding EIC or EICR. They are going to be of limited worth either way. But if an EICR is "satisfactory", with only dead tests and limitations, it would probably satisfy the private rental legislation. 

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    Sounds like the electric company who the previous tenants paid/didn't pay their bills to has taken their ball back and won't play any more. So the landlord can either apply to them, if they still exist, or to any other electric company to fit a new meter. Each company, I believe, will have their views about what is required paperwork for downstream of the meter. Unfortunately some won't even consider entering into a meaningful conversation until someone signs up. But you can probably cancel pretty quick if you don't hear the right noises from them, within bedding down period.

    Agree with Mike, get an isolator fitted at same time as meter if space for it, else make space.

    Regarding EIC or EICR. They are going to be of limited worth either way. But if an EICR is "satisfactory", with only dead tests and limitations, it would probably satisfy the private rental legislation. 

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