Mid 90s detached house, can’t find ESB meter

KLF

Strange one, I just moved into a mid 90s one off house down a lane in Meath. To my surprise when I opened what looks like the ESB cabinet on the side of the house there is no ESB meter but only some sort of box with a fuse (pic attached. The fuse board is in the basement utility room.

I’ve looked all around the house inside and out but can’t find the meter. Am I missing something?

MrMusician18

Something?! Looks like you are missing a meter. What size is that fuse?

Can you identify where your power comes from? The pole?

Calahonda52

Looks like this box does not seem to have any Esb security tags on it so either the meter is upstream of the house or else it's a grow house.

Any linked farm buildings next door?

Meter could beside a farm meter

Any picts of the consumer unit

KLF

Here is the consumer unit, which is floor -1.

There are no farm buildings as such but a small stable about 50 meters down a paddock, there is also a new private well pump which has power to it 10 meters from the house.

As for where the cables from the cabinet go it’s hard to tell. Looks like the grey cable goes horizontal into the house and the black towards the ground

Calahonda52

if you call esb networks or call into them if they are in the newest town, with the MPRN, they should be able to tell you as the meter reader will need to know

Are you renting?

10-10-20

Meter out by the front wall or against another external wall?

Is there an indication that the house receives electricity bills and are they marked as estimated?

KLF

Mystery solved, managed to get the EA to contact the previous owners. The poster who mentioned the farm buildings was on the money.

It’s behind the derelict stable which is about 80 meters from the house 😮

I believe the stable pre-dated the house and there was a running track here so they must have used the pre-existing connection down there to link the house. I forgot to bring a socket bit to open it but apparently it’s a smart meter so ESB must have been happy with the location recently.

Calahonda52

Thanks, nice gaff if that second picture is all yours!

Keep well

KLF

Cheers, it’s all new to me. I grew up in D5, now I’ve 5 acres in Meath 😄

Sleeper12

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121793219#Comment_121793219

You'll miss St Anne's park and Dollymount beach though 😊

KLF

Very true, I was only 5 mins from both.