3.3 Services to houses

Intake position

Meter cabinets

  • You are responsible for purchasing and installing a meter cabinet for each dwelling.

Position of meter cabinets

  • The positions of meter cabinets are to be located in accordance with standard EDS 08-2110. The exact position should be agreed on site with the UK Power Networks Delivery Project Manager.

Ownership of meter cabinets

  • Meter cabinets are not and shall not become the property of UK Power Networks. The cost of on-going maintenance of each meter cabinet remains Your responsibility.

Hockey sticks

  • You are responsible for the connection of any service ducts to service “hockey sticks” or, in agreement with UK Power Networks, temporary access chambers.

  • Any Hockey sticks must be supplied and installed by You. Please refer to standard EDS 08-2110 for associated drawings.

Service entry ducts

  • The service entry is shown on the plan provision drawing provided with your Quote.

  • Any service entry ducts must comply with standard ENA TS 12-24.

  • Ducts should be laid clear of any obstruction and terminated in an easy bend at the base of the intake cubicle/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 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 the meter position.

  • Where the service cable crosses driveways, concrete areas, 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) unless site circumstances dictate the use of steel pipes are required (refer to section 3.2 Ducts).

 

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