Meter cabinets
Position of meter cabinets
Ownership of meter cabinets
Meter boards
The positions of these cabinets are to be located in accordance with UK Power Networks standard design criteria; the exact position is to be agreed on site with UK Power Networks Delivery Project Manager
Please remember that that the bottom edge of the meter board must not be less than 450mm or more than 1200mm from the finished floor level and an access space of 750mm must be available in front of the meter board with minimum of 1m fall back space.
Hockey sticks
Any Hockey sticks must be supplied and installed by You to comply with the National Joint Utilities Group (NJUG6) guidelines
Service entry ducts
Any service entry ducts must comply with standard ENA 12/24
Ducts should be laid clear of any obstruction and terminated in an easy bend at the base of the meter cabinet
If ducting is to be installed from the meter position to the back edge of the site boundary, the ducting must be installed at a depth of 450mm to the top of the duct below finished ground level
The ducting must only to be used for UK Power Networks cables
Ducting supplied by other utilities MUST NOT be used as a substitute under any circumstances
For internal meter positions the duct must terminate with a single easy bend below for the meter position
Where the service cable crosses driveways, concrete areas or garage floors or is routed to internal meter positions, You should use 125mm internal diameter black twin-walled high density polythene ducting (Polypipe Product Code RB125) to the specification detailed on drawing no. ES 10-0190-1 (Ridgiduct).
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