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Safety and age of cutout located next to water main

Lexi

Hi I’ve recently moved into a 1930’s property. The electricity supply has been installed on top of the water main. Has anyone seen this set up before? National Grid are saying that the set up isn’t ideal, however are refusing to visit to check on the safety. I have two small children living with me.

Can anyone give an indication of the age of the cutout and wiring? National Grid are saying that it dates from the 1970’s however I think it’s much older than that.


  • Has anyone seen a set up like this with underground electric and water supplies installed together? The water main has been replaced with poly pipe at some stage.
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    Not only is the water pipe modern plastic, so is the twinwall duct it's in by the looks - so I might suspect it's more of a case of the water being installed next to the existing electric rather than the other way around (making use of a convenient hole through the wall perhaps?). The easier solution might be to move the water...

      - Andy.

  • 0 in reply to AJJewsbury

    Thank you Andy, done a bit more research and the mains gas pipe also comes in the same point. As the house was pre-War and there were no JCBs, thinking that they dug a single trench for all the services, however the water pipe has since been renewed (I’m guessing that the original would have been lead). The main stop cock and electricity supply is in an unheated room - downstairs loo, so it’s possible that it froze and burst at some point, hence them installing ducting and insulation

  • 0 in reply to Lexi

    hence them installing ducting and insulation

    Or might be just normal (modern) water bye-laws requirement (I think insulation needed if buried <750mm deep outside or against an outside wall inside) - and insulation needs ducting when buried to stop the insulation being compressed.

       - Andy.

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    hence them installing ducting and insulation

    Or might be just normal (modern) water bye-laws requirement (I think insulation needed if buried <750mm deep outside or against an outside wall inside) - and insulation needs ducting when buried to stop the insulation being compressed.

       - Andy.

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