Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 9:43am
Ced, all the best Leckys are called Les 😀👍
Thanks for the 'feedback' , pardon the pun 🙂
I would imagine the Electricity Company would only be justified in charging you for that work if they could prove the supply fuses had ' blown' due to a fault on your Electrical Installation, I.e, a position upstream of your Electricity Meter.
You appear to state the property was empty at the time the fuses 'blew', therefore indicating zero power useage, or a relatively low power amount, therefore the origin of the fault being on the Electrics within your property, although not impossible , is highly unlikely .
It is of great interest to know a supply has recently been put back into useage next door to your property, coinciding with a loss of supply to your property, and would be of value to know if the supply to that property next door, also failed at the same time as the supply failure to your property.
I am unsure if you have a 'Smart meter fitted and registered for 'on line' access to your Electricity account As Jim advises, it is highly recommended that you gain knowledge of the present meter reading for your property . If remote access to these details is not possible and your meter cupboard is easily accessed, then maybe the neighbour who notified you of the Power failure could take a look at your meter over the next few days and let you know if it varies, and if so by what amount.
In addition, Can you explain how your neighbour became aware of the Power failure to your property.
The other possibility is both your property and the one next door, although having seperate meters, could share a common main fuse arrangement, and when the family moved in next door they could have exceeded the Power rating of the shared fuses resulting in both properties losing power. This potential ' Shared supply' situation would be an issue when both properties are simultaneously occupied and using Power.
All in all, some further investigation is prudent.
It would be interest to others on the Forum to know how you progress.
Regards,
'Non Father in Law' LeckyLes 😀