Do I have 3 phase to to my house?

[bigegg]

I only have a single phase meter - at the moment.

But...
This is on the outside of my house:



Am i correct in thinking each of those cables will carry a different phase + a combined N+E?

If so, I'm guessing that getting 3-ph will be much cheaper than otherwise?

Any ideas what sort of cost to have a meter installed?
(Roughly - 100s? 1000s?)

 

[cheb]

Take the cover off and post a photo of what's inside.

 

[tom2207]

has a single phase look to me , but a peep inside will reveal all

 

[northwest]

The snag with 3 phase is they want a standing charge on three meters, or they did last time I was paying for it!

 

[bigegg]

Take the cover off and post a photo of what's inside.

Its sealed, otherwise i'd be able to answer my own question.

 

[bigegg]

Only one of the black cables goes inside my house at the moment.
Why 3 cables, if only single phase?

 

[minimutly]

It would be one meter now, but still a charge. That looks like single phase to me.

 

[bigegg]

Fair enough.

I was thinking the three phase comes up the wall into the black box, then one phase down each cable to feed alternate houses down street.

Is that not how it works?

(Not really covered the distribution aspect at college - unless we were supposedto do it last year and it got covi'd.

 

[the snooper]

Its sealed, otherwise i'd be able to answer my own question.

But it won't be sealed if someone at sometime ( not you of course ) had cut the seal, the one you know nothing about

 

[bigegg]

But it won't be sealed if someone at sometime ( not you of course ) had cut the seal, the one you know nothing about

Lol.
I think it would be more a matter of drilling out the retaining screw(s), and hammering off the lid, looking at it.
Not something i'm happy doing, tbh

 

[the snooper]

Lol.
I think it would be more a matter of drilling out the retaining screw(s), and hammering off the lid, looking at it.
Not something i'm happy doing, tbh

I can see your point there, I think you might attract some attention

 

[hotponyshoes]

Looks like 1ph to me.
Of the 3 cables on the right it looks like only the 2 grey ones go into the box.
The 3rd cable does not look like it is connected on either end?

 

[gaz1]

becareful that could be the old tramway electric feed system that leeds and bradford had

 

[bigegg]

Looks like 1ph to me.
Of the 3 cables on the right it looks like only the 2 grey ones go into the box.
The 3rd cable does not look like it is connected on either end?

The third cable is split off from the top cable, then goes through the wall into my (single phase) distribution board).
The cable which comes from the left of the box goes to the neighbours house, and the two to the right go along the terrace to other neighbours.

 

[bigegg]

becareful that could be the old tramway electric feed system that leeds and bradford had

I'm a fair distance from the tramway route - about 1/2 a mile.

 

[pressbrake1]

Looks like three house supplies come off that head so I wouldn’t be surprised if there was 3 phase there.
I’ve got 3 phase at home, the head had 3 phase already there so £400
Was in ‘96 though

 

[bigegg]

More pics...


How the cables come out of the black box.



The right hand cables go along my terrace, but one of them is doubled back into my house.



Theres also a link between the two cables (earth?)

The (thicker) single cable which comes from the left hand side goes via a catenary to the next terrace.
It is then split into two cables on the neighbours wall:

 

[brightspark]

could be single could be 3 phase even if its feeding a few houses only by taking the top off would you find out or ring the board up and find out if its possible

 

[pressbrake1]

Are you friends with your neighbour?
I’d put a meter between their re live and your live to see if there are different phases present 400+ means yes

 

[Woody.v8]

Yeah most likely there will be 3 phase in there ,its a very similar system to how my 3 phase came about, and yes it's a single meter but no extra standing charge, expect about 3 grand by the time they make you pay to update their system like I had to.